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JENNINGS, Arthur Champion

• Personal Details
• Service History
• Personal Stories

Step 1: Personal Details

Service Numbers:	5195, V26799, VX108358
Enlisted:	23 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	21/22 Field Regiment AMF
Born:	Croydon, New South Wales, Australia, 6 December 1897
Home Town:	Sans Souci, Kogarah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Boys High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Canterbury, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 September 1976, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

23 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5195, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 5195, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
9 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 5195, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, 5195, Gun Shot wound to the shoulder and side, near Factory Corner at Flers, Somme. Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station. Shrapnel remained in his kidney until he died aged 79. Apparently he was the youngest in the trench so placed at the rear and all died in trench in the attach except for him - this account has not been verified.
12 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade

World War 2 Service

6 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Major, V26799, Seymour, Victoria
24 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX108358
24 Sep 1942:	Transferred Major, 21/22 Field Regiment AMF, Seymour, Victoria
1 Nov 1943:	Discharged Major, VX108358, 21/22 Field Regiment AMF

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Biography contributed by Katrina Lindsay

Arthur enlisted on 16 June 1915 , aged 17, to follow his older brother - Harold Stuart Jennings. Arthur served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. His brother Harold was killed in action on 17 May 1917 in France and Arthur searched for and found his grave, then photographed it. He returned home safely but never spoke of The War.

Arthur enlisted on 16 June 1915 , aged 17, to follow his older brother - Harold Stuart Jennings. Arthur served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. His brother Harold was killed in action on 17 May 1917 in France and Arthur searched for and found his grave, then photographed it. He returned home safely but never spoke of The War.

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