Regimental number | 61174 |
Place of birth | Wedderburn, Victoria |
School | Charlton Higher Elementary School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Buckrabanyule, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J. Jenkyn, Buckrabanyule, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th General (Victorian) Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th General Service Reinforcements |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Corporal Robert Paterson, Pte Alf Smale, both cousins killed in France. |
Fate | Died at sea |
Place of death or wounding | HMAS Barambah |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 185 |
Other details |
Embarked Melbourne, 3 August 1918. Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 10 October 1918 (influenza); discharged, 15 October 1918. Died, at sea, 17 October 1918 (influenza). Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JENKYN Andrew Watson |