Regimental number | 156 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers, Queensland |
School | Boy's State School, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Other training | 2010 Pte R.V. Jenkin 2nd Infantry Battalion Australian Naval and Military Expedition Force. Disbandment of Corps 17 September 1914. (Discharge held) |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter's assistant |
Address | Railway Estate, Townsville , Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Norman Chas Jenkin, c/o Mrs H Letster, Railway Estate Townsville, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of sun stroke |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. II), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Isabella JENKIN. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland |