JENNINGS, John Edgar
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 14 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Essendon State School No 483, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, Moonee Ponds North Suburban Cycling Club Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Officer, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
News has come to hand that Lieut [J] E. Jennings (Jack) was killed in action on 3rd May. The deceased is the youngest son of Mr. T. H Jennings (a former [Mayor] of Essendon), of 3 Mantell street, Moonee Ponds: also a brother of Mr. George Jennings, of the Ascot Vale Hotel. He enlisted some 18 months ago, and was a man of great promise, being ...... and respected. He was well known in sporting circles, having been some time ago captain of the Essendon Junior football Club. The Moonee Ponds Bowling Club have hoisted their flag half-mast out of respect to the father of the above soldier, who was a foundation member of the Club.
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