Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Address | Abermain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.6 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joshua Jeffries, General Manager, Abermain Collieries, Abermain, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 14th (Hunter River) Infantry Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 34th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/51/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XL, Row E, Grave No.I), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joshua and Barbara JEFFRIES, Abermain, New South Wales. Native Wallsend, New South Wales |
Medals |
Victoria Cross 'For most conspicuous bravery in attack, when his company was held up by enemy machine gun fire from concrete emplacements. Organizing a party, he rushed one emplacement, capturing four machine guns and 35 prisoners. He then led his company forward under extremely heavy enemy artillery barrrage and enfilade machine gun fire to the objective. Later, he again organized a successful attack on a machine gun emplacement, capturing two machine guns and thrity more prisoners. This gallant officer was killed during the attack, but it was entirely due to his bravery and initiative that the centre of the attack was not held up for a lenghty period. His example had a most inspiring influence.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Victoria Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JEFFRIES Clarence Smith |