JENKIN, Thomas James
| Service Number: | 3847 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Joyce's Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Maldon, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Joyce's Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 26 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.1 Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newstead Joyce's Creek Honour Roll, Newstead Joyce's Creek State School No 1053 Honor Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3847, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3847, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3847, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3847, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3847, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Killed in action while acting as a stretcher bearer. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
3847 Private (Pte) Thomas James Jenkin, 21st Battalion was from Joyces Creek, near Maldon, Victoria.
A 41 year old carpenter who had previously served as a missionary in New Guinea prior to enlisting on 10 August 1915, he embarked for overseas service with the 9th Reinforcements from Melbourne aboard HMAT Warilda (A69) on 8 February 1916.
After disembarking in Egypt, he proceeded to France in March and became a stretcher bearer at his own request.
He was killed in action on 26 August 1916 while carrying a wounded man near Mouquet Farm.
His name was published in appreciation by the Army Corps Commander for good services rendered at Pozieres. Originally buried south west of Courcelette, after the war his remains were removed to Serre Road Cemetery No1, Beaumont Hamel, France.
Source: AWM
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