Regimental number | 3831 |
Place of birth | Liverpool England |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Canvasser |
Address | 565 Gregory Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Jenkins, 118 Duke Street, Birkenshire, Cheshire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Discharged |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Sergeant JENKINS has on several occasions had to take charge of a platoon. He has performed consistently good work over a long period. His services have been invaluable to his Battalion, when endurance and bravery were demanded. After the attack on the BEAUREVOIR Line, east of AMIENS, on 3rd October, 1918, this N.C.O. was placed in command of an important post which he was instructed to hold. The enemy concentrated a heavy fire of machine guns and trench mortars on this post. All his men became casualties except four, but by his bravery and cheerfulness, he urged his men on, firing with their rifles, until finally the enemy fire was beaten down, and the enemy withdrew. His post was a very important one in the line which was severely threatened, and the fire directed against his post was exceptionally heavy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 135 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |