| Regimental number | 3331 |
| Place of birth | Enmore, Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Carlton, Hampstead Road, Petersham, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, E F Jentsch, Carlton, Hampstead Road, Petersham, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 5), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest Felix and Alice Elizabeth JENTSCH, Hampstead Road, Petersham, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 2499 Pte Harold George ALMON, 47th Bn, killed in action, 8 June 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Promoted Corporal, Ismailia, 8 May 1916. Promoted Lance Sergeant, Canal Zone, 22 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Translation of a German report, 27 October 1919: 'Identification Number handed over by 6th N.O.A.O.K. through Central Office for Deceased Estates, 12/10/16. Australian Soldier E. A. Jentsch, Identification Disc 3331, 53rd Battalion, fell 19/7/16 in the neighbourhood of Fromelles.' Report received from Australian Red Cross, Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau, 15 October 1920: 'Jentsch, E. A. 3331. 53. A.I.F. Fell 19.7.16 near Fromelles[.] Final German Death List, S'. Red Cross File No 1440110: 'The above name appeared on German death list dated 4-11-16.' Statement, 3571 Corporal L. PERRY, B Company, 53rd Bn (patient, 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England), 30 March 1917: 'I saw Jentsch on Juy 19th at dusk with his head blown off.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No Known Grave' and commemorated at V.C. Corner (Panel No 7), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles; subsequently (2010) identified, and interred in the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, France. |
| Miscellaneous details | Father's address subsequently 20 Searl Street, Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales (noted 27 July 1922). |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JENTSCH Ernest Augustus
Red Cross File No 1440110 |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
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