Regimental number | 5055 |
Place of birth | Kinnaway, Coonabarabran, New South Wales |
School | Gulargambone Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wilga Street, Gulargambone, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J H Jenkins, Wilga Street, Gulargambone, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row H, Grave No. 14A), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 86 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph Henry and Lydia JENKINS, Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Gulargambone, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 3 August 1916; taken on strength, 5th training Bn, Rollastone, 4 August 1916. Found guilty, Rollestone, 13 September 1916, of being absent without leave from 2400, 11 September, till 1615, 12 September 1916 (1 day): deprived of 7 days' pay; total forfeiture: 8 days' pay. Found guilty, Rollestone, 27 November 1916, of being absent without leave from 0800, 3 November, till 1800, 4 November 1916: awarded forfeiture of 12 days' pay; total forfeiture: 24 days' pay. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 22 December 1916; discharged, 15 February 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 56 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1917; joined 18th Bn, in the field, 31 March 1917. Wounded in action, 15 April 1917 (gun shot wound, right buttock), and admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 9th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 11, 16 April 1917, and admitted to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 17 April 1917; transferred to England, 2 May 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road Section, Birmingham, 3 May 1917 (wound: slight); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 11 May 1917; discharged on furlough, 4 June 1917, to report to No 4 command Depot, Wareham, 19 June 1917. Marched out to Overseas Training Depot, 17 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 August 1917; rejoined 18th Bn, in the field, 4 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), Belgium, 20 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, hand, right leg, face and foot), and admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 22 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JENKINS Sidney Rowland |