JENNINGS, John Thomas
Service Number: | 69 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Islington, London, England, 1880 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Protestant School, England |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot to the spine, 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 16 September 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row D, Grave 213 Headstone inscription reads: In memory who gave his life for freedom of his country deeply mourned, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 69, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 69, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 69, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 69, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the spine and invalided to Alexandria on board HS Delta on 12 August 1915 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 32 years
Son of James Williams and Lavinia Jennings of 63 Charlotte Street, Kings Cross. London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Boer War for 3 years after which he migrated to Australia
Worked as a Clerk for Ryelands of Cheapside, London
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Arrived in Australia aged 32 years
Son of James Williams and Lavinia Jennings of 63 Charlotte Street, Kings Cross. London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Boer War for 3 years after which he migrated to Australia
Worked as a Clerk for Ryelands of Cheapside, London