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JENSEN, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1374 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Coopernook, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Soudan, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 14, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coopernook War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1374, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool,NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1374, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1374, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Theodore and Hilda Eleanora Christine Jenson of Coopernook, NSW.
Brother of John Frederick Jensen who returned to Australia on 14 December 1918 having served with the 1st Battalion,
Theodore Norman Jensen who died of wounds on 16 May 1918 while serving with the 36th Battalion. He is buried in the Vignacourt British Cemetery, Plot 11, Row D, Grave 8;
Wilhelm Andreas Jensen who returned to Australia on 2 July 1919 having served with the 17th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal