Regimental number | 236 |
Place of birth | Dawesley, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Wittenburn, Eulo, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 185 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, John Frederick Jenkinson, Mount Barker, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Beaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 26), Ligny-Thilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Mt Barker Cemetery, South Australia. Mother: Louisa JENKINSON (d. 6 February 1913, aged 66; bu. Mt Barker) |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Embarkation Roll does not distinguish which ship individuals embarked on. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JENKINSON Charles |