JENKINS, Edward William
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, 15 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gueudecourt, France, 21 December 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 21 Dec 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Captain, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-12-21 |
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"...Captain Edward William Jenkins, 6th Field Artillery Brigade of Canberra, ACT. Prior to enlisting, he was a student at The Royal Military College, Canberra, ACT. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wiltshire (A18) on 18 November 1915. On 21 December 1916, he was struck by a shell and killed in action at Needle Dump near Gueudecourt, France, aged 21. He is buried in the Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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