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JENKIN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50070 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1918, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia , 25 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ferny Creek, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rockhampton State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
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World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50070, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50070, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50070, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Artillery Details , Transferred from 21st Battalion reinforcements to Artillery Details UK from 5Th Training Battalion | |
| 11 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Taken on Strength of Unit in the field France | |
| 20 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Transferred from 3rd FAB to 1st FAB in the field France | |
| 30 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Graves Service , Attached to Graves Registration Unit France as Driver | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 50070, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 3MD termination Period of Enlistment HT Ajana | |
| 3 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 50070, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
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