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JENNINGS, John Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4223 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Harcourt, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Memorials: | Harcourt Methodist Church Sunday School Roll of Honour, Harcourt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4223, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4223, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4223, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 12 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to left knee during the 1st Division attack on Chuignes. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit and RTA 25 January 1919. | |
| 9 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged as MU (left knee). |
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