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Cecil Berkeley JENKINS

Regimental number2616
Place of birth'Nudjia', Unanderra, Illawarra, New South Wales
SchoolSydney Grammar school, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSolicitor
Addressc/o A M Wright, Esq, Craigie, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs Kate Jenkins, c/o A M Wright, Esq, Craigie, New South Wales
Previous military serviceFormerly held a commission as Lieutenant in the 6th Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Australian Rifles).
Enlistment date21 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Place of burialPicquigny British Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William James Robert and Susan Letitia JENKINS. Native of Illawarra, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin (1st): 1352 Pte Roy Holcombe KING, 19th Bn, died of wounds, 4 September 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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