Henry Wilks JENKIN

JENKIN, Henry Wilks

Service Number: 3827
Enlisted: 21 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Unley, SA, 1893
Home Town: Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia
Schooling: James Street Perth
Occupation: Railway Employee
Died: Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maylands Methodist Church, Maylands War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3827, 12th Infantry Battalion
17 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3827, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3827, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 3827, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3827 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Hurgord and Eliza JENKIN, 11 Tenth Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia