Regimental number | 2479 |
Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Five Dock, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. E.R. Jensen, Margaret Street, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the South African War, 1901-02. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 15), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Peter and Ann JENSEN; husband of E.R. JENSEN, 'Austral', Bay Road, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-law: 882 Pte Percy William EDMISTON, 4th Bn, died of wounds, 9 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |