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JENYNS, Joshua Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2170 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Beaudesert, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Upper Coomera, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Canungra War Memorial, Upper Coomera Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2170, Beaudesert, Queensland | |
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| 18 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2170, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2170, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2170, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
Along with his Brother Edmund William, and Robert Sylvester they are mentioned in the Book "The Soldiers & Nurses of the Beaudesert District in WW1 (1914-1919) David Mason
They are listed on the Museum Honour Roll as being descendants of the Jenyns Pioneer Family of the area.
Submitted 19 February 2023 by Coralyn Cowin
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joshua and Sarah JENYNS
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