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Herbert Francis JENKIN

Regimental number3547
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolBendigo High School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Francis Jenkin, 31 Brighton Street, Newmarket, Victoria
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularGiven name on RoHc as Francis Herbert
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 149), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
170
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Annie JENKIN, 17 Bryant Street, Flemington, Victoria. Native of Bendigo, Victoria

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