JENKINS, Thomas William David
| Service Number: | 585 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 7 November 1892, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Depot Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 June 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 585, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 585, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 19 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, Promoted at Gallipoli. | |
| 10 Jun 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 585, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 585 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-06-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Thomas William David JENKINS (Service Number 585) was born on 7th November 1892. He began his career in the Railways as a cleaner at Goulburn Locomotive Depot. He had only been working with the Railways for a year when he was granted leave to join the AIF on 1st February 1915. He was 22 when he enlisted.
He embarked at Sydney on 12th May 1915 on HMAT A32 ‘Themistocles’. On 16th August 1915, he proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force at Gallipoli. Still in Gallipoli, he was appointed Lance Corporal on 18th November.
On 9th January 1916, after the general evacuation from the Dardanelles, he arrived in Alexandria (Egypt) via Mudros (on the Greek island of Lemnos). He remained there until 17th March, when he embarked to join the British Expeditionary Force. He disembarked at Marseilles (France) on 23rd March 1916.
After only a few months in the field in France, on 10th June 1916, he was killed in action. He was 24 at the time. He was buried in Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Following his death, personal items such as cufflinks, letters, a notebook, and a handkerchief were forwarded on to his mother, whom he had listed as his next of kin. In addition to these, she also received his medals – the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.