JENKINS, John James
| Service Number: | 5854 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Technical College, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 3 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 174), Wiltshire, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba No. 3 Invincible Tent Independent Order of Rechabites, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5854, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5854, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5854, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 3rd February........Private John James Jenkins was born at Toowoomba, Queensland. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 6th July, 1916 as an 18 year old Electrician.
Private Jenkins arrived in England on 10th January, 1917 having spent 4 days in the Ship's Hospital with Influenza. He was sent sick to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 28th January, 1917 with Pneumonia & seriously ill.
Private John James Jenkins died at 9.20 p.m. on 3rd February, 1917 from Pneumonia.
He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where there are a total of 141 Australian WW1 Soldiers buried - Jenkins buried 7th' McPhee buried 8th (see photo below) & Quinlan buried 6th.
Their full stories can be found here:
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h---j.html
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