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Leslie JENKINS

Regimental number5788
Place of birthCharleville, Queensland
SchoolNudgee College, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStockman
AddressCharleville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Jenkins, Charleville, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed as a Cadet
Enlistment date8 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingLagnicourt, France
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialQueant Road Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row E, Grave No. 26), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Britton and Margaret JENKINS, Charleville, Queensland
Family/military connectionsCousin of Pte Henry Jenkins, WA; cousins of Pte Berryman, NSW
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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