JENNISON, John
| Service Number: | 6352 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Zealand, 22 July 1869 |
| Home Town: | Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Palmerstone South School, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Carcinoma stomach, Military Hospital, Wool, Bovington Camp, Dorset, England , 14 December 1916, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wareham Cemetery, Dorset, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6352, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6352, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
John Jennison was born at Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand (according to details listed on his Attestation Papers, while several Trees on Ancestry state he was born at Otakaruma Station, Western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand) on 22nd July, 1869 to parents Charles Just Jennison and Betsy Ann Jennison (nee Chitty).
Bessy Jennison, mother of John Jennison, died on 6th February, 1878 at Palmerston, New Zealand.
John Jennison came to Australia when he was 40 years of age, according to information supplied by his sister – Mrs Adelaide Milligan, for the Roll of Honour.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 14th February, 1916 as a 42 year old, single, Carpenter from Coffs Harbour, NSW.
Private John Jennison, Service number 6352 embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 9th September, 1916 with the 13th Infantry Battalion, 20th Reinforcements & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 26th October, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the counties of Wiltshire & Dorset.
On 4th November, 1916 Private Jennison was marched in to 4th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire from No. 4 Camp, Wareham, Dorset.
He was sent to Hospital from No. 3 Command Depot at Wool, Dorset on 7th November, 1916 – cause N.Y.D. (Not yet determined).
Private John Jennison died at 5.45 am on 14th December, 1916 at Military Hospital, Wool, Bovington Camp, Dorset, England from Carcinoma of Stomach.
He was buried in Wareham Cemetery, Wareham, Dorset, England where 12 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are laid to rest.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/wareham---dorset.html
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