Ernest Arthur JAENSCH

JAENSCH, Ernest Arthur

Service Numbers: 1145, 1116, 1145, 1116
Enlisted: 19 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bootmaker
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 24, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Seymour School Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1145, 1116, Enlisted at Melbourne
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1145, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1145, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1116, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1116 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Husband of Elizabeth Caroline Jaensch of Mentone Street, Seymour, Victoria; father of Eileen May Jaensch and Ivy Myrtle Jaensch

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal