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JENNINGS, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1029 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newton, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 15 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row D, Grave 1 Chaplain F. W Wray officiated, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1029, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1029, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1029, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Elizabeth Jennings of Sixth Street, Weston, NSW
Father if William Jennings Henderson. Mother of the child was Miss Minnie Henderson of Abermain, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal