The AIF Project

Sydney Herbert JENKINS

Regimental number872
Place of birthBirkenhead, South Australia
SchoolPublic School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressFindon Road, Woodville, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, J Jenkins, Findon Road, Woodville, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in School and Senior Cadets
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 January 1918
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialRation Farm Annexe (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 20), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
59
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Ann JENKINS, Hughes Street, Woodville, South Australia. Native of Birkenhead, Port Adelaide, South Australia

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.