Roy Vernon JENKIN

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JENKIN, Roy Vernon

Service Number:	156
Enlisted:	17 September 1914, 2010 Pte R.V. Jenkin 2nd Infantry Battalion Australian Naval and Military Expedition Force. Disbandment of Corps 17 September 1914.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 3 November 1894
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter's assistant
Died:	Sun Stroke, Egypt, 30 January 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Port Said War Memorial Cemetery A 11
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, 15th Infantry Battalion, 2010 Pte R.V. Jenkin 2nd Infantry Battalion Australian Naval and Military Expedition Force. Disbandment of Corps 17 September 1914.
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 156, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 156, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
30 Jan 1915:	Involvement Private, 156, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 156 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-01-30

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From AWM

156 Trooper (Tpr) Roy Vernon Jenkin, 15th Battalion, of Charters Towers, Qld. Tpr Jenkin originally served with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force and was discharged on 17 September 1914. He then enlisted on the same day and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic on 22 December 1914. He died of sunstroke in Egypt on 30 January 1915 aged 20 years.

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