Regimental number | 2623 |
Place of birth | Payneham, South Australia |
School | Public School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Nurseryman |
Address | Payneham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Jeffs, Mardon Road, Payneham, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 26), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Alice JEFFS, Payneham, South Australia |
Family/military connections | A brother, was a machine gunner who was taken prisoner by the Germans who was released when the armistice was signed. |