Edward Edwin JENNINGS

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JENNINGS, Edward Edwin

Service Number:	4839
Enlisted:	8 September 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	West Ham, London, England, 1893
Home Town:	Woodstock, Whittlesea, Victoria
Schooling:	Carpenters Road Council School, London
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, France, 31 August 1916
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot III, Row F, Grave 33, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Whittlesea Memorial Arch

World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4839, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4839, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4839, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
27 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4839, 14th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
31 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4839, 14th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Edward Edwin JENNINGS was born at 62 Hotham Street, West Ham, England in 1893

His parents were Edward & Ada JENNINGS

He enlisted in Melbourne on 8th September, 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on the HMAT Anchises on 14th March, 1916 with the 14th Infantry Battalion, 15th reinforcements

Edward was wounded at Mouquet Farm on 27th August, 1916 and sent to the 12th Australian Field Ambulance & died at the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station on 31st August, 1916

He is buried in the Puchevillers British Cemetery

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