William John Thomas JENNER

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JENNER, William John Thomas

Service Number:	2055
Enlisted:	1 October 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beltana, South Australia, Australia , 23 July 1891
Home Town:	Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Adelaide Model School; Howards College, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux III N 18
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove

World War 1 Service

1 Oct 1915:	Enlisted
7 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 2055, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 2055, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
25 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 2055, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2055 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-25

Basic info

*Jenner, William John Thomas. 2055, Private 3/32nd Battalion. Born 23 July 1891, Puttapa Gap, via Beltana, S.A. Enlisted Adelaide 2 October 1915. Labourer 24 years, single – Address: Coburg Road, Alberton S.A. Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916. N.O.K. (Mother) Mrs. Sarah Jenner, Alberton, South Australia. Served Egypt and France. Killed in action 25 April 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux, France, aged 26. Buried at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, France. Brother: 4201 Pte. James Alfred Charles JENNER, 50th Bn., Returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. Note: Name on Beltana Honor Roll.

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