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JENKINS, Frank Joseph
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | V240245, VX88415 |
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Enlisted: | 30 December 1941, On the 30th December 1941, Frank Joseph Jenkins enlisted in the 6th Infantry Battalion CMF (Citizen Military Force) as Private V240245. |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Deep Lead, Victoria, Australia, 27 March 1923 |
Home Town: | Glenorchy, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
Schooling: | Glenorchy, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Laborer |
Died: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 17 October 1977, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Nhill Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian, Row 46, Grave 1. |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
30 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V240245, 6 Infantry Battalion AMF, On the 30th December 1941, Frank Joseph Jenkins enlisted in the 6th Infantry Battalion CMF (Citizen Military Force) as Private V240245. | |
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21 Jan 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, On the 21st January 1942, Private V240245, Frank Joseph Jenkins was Transferred from the 6th Infantry Battalion to the 38th Infantry Battalion CMF. | |
20 Jul 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V240245, 38th Infantry Battalion, On the 20th July 1942 Private V240245, Frank Joseph Jenkins was demobilised from the CMF to enlist in the AIF, 38th Battalion. | |
21 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX88415, 38th Infantry Battalion, On the 21st July 1942, Frank Joseph Jenkins re-enlisted as Private VX88415 in the 38th Infantry Battalion AIF (Australian Imperial Force). | |
21 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX88415, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
8 Aug 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, On the 8th August 1944, Private VX88415, Frank Joseph Jenkins was transferred from the 38th Infantry Battalion to the 11th Infantry Battalion AIF. | |
25 Nov 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX88415, 11th Infantry Battalion, On the 25th November 1944, Private VX88415, Frank Joseph Jenkins, embarked from Darwin, Australia and was bound for Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. | |
3 Dec 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX88415, 11th Infantry Battalion, On the 3rd December 1944, Private VX88415, Frank Joseph Jenkins disembarked at Jacquinot Bay, New Britain. | |
27 Oct 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion, On the 27th October 1945, Private VX88415, Frank Joseph Jenkins was Promoted to the Rank of Corporal. | |
3 Jan 1946: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, On the 3rd January 1946, Corporal VX88415, Frank Joseph Jenkins was Transferred to the 22nd Infantry Battalion for return to Australia and Preparation for Discharge. | |
26 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX88415, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
26 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX88415, 22nd Infantry Battalion, On the 26th June 1946, Corporal VX88415, Frank Joseph Jenkins was Officially Discharged from the AIF. |
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