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, France
    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

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