Henry Thomas JENKINS

JENKINS, Henry Thomas

Service Number: 5042
Enlisted: 14 August 1917, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 29th Infantry Battalion
Born: Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 1899
Home Town: Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tram conductor
Died: Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1918
Cemetery: Heath Cemetery, Picardie
Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 15, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

14 Aug 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5042, 29th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
22 Dec 1917: Involvement Private, 5042, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1917: Embarked Private, 5042, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
9 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5042, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

A tram conductor from Eaglehawk, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Jenkins embarked with the 14th Reinforcements, 29th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 22 December1917.

On 9 August 1918 he was killed in action and buried in the nearby vicinity. His remains were later exhumed and re-interred in the Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France.

Source: AWM