Regimental number | 2354 |
Place of birth | Point Lincoln, South Australia |
School | Catholic School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E Jergens, Leicester Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: August and Mary JERGENS; husband of E. JERGENS, Lester Street, Eaglehawk, Victoria. Native of South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 9 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 April 1916. Marched in 8th Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 1 May 1916. Taken on strength of 32nd Bn as a supernumerary to establishment, Ferry Post, 24 May 1916; absorbed into strength of 32nd Bn, 27 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JERGENS Edward William
Red Cross file 1440114 |