Regimental number | 263 |
Place of birth | Shanakill, Carrick-on-Suit, Co Tipperary, Ireland |
Other training | Accountant in head office, New South Wales Railways, Sydney, 1912-14 |
Age on arrival in Australia | 41 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Medic, King Street, Rockvale, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Miss Jennings, Shanehill House, Carrick on Suir, Ireland |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Irish Regiment in South Africa, and South African Light Horse in Boer War. Served in Matabela Campaign of 1896 and received Queen's & King's medals for service in South African war. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Badly wounded at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Was one of the few who acted as rearguard at the Evacuation of Gallipoli in December 1915. Promoted to RSM and transferred to 53rd Batt. Mentioned in Despatches Jan 1917. In action at Pozieres 1916 etc. (Wife) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Glencorse Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 46 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XLIV, Row B, Grave No. 16), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Bridget JENNINGS; husband of Mrs N.M. JENNINGS, 115 High Holborn, London, England. Native of Shanakill, Co. Tipperary, Ireland |
Family/military connections | Brother, William Patrick JENNINGS, served on HMAS Melbourne from 1914 to 1918 as Able Seaman, with proficiency in gunnery. |