JENKINS, George Eastbourne Molyneaux
| Service Number: | 6628 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | George Street Redfern Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Iron Moulder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6628, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6628, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6628, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, 6628, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 6628, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6628 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Eastroubnr Molyneaux JENKINS was born in Sydney in 1896
His parents were John Alexander JENKINS & Sophia WHITMORE who married in Sydney in 1888
He enlisted in Liverpool on 14th February, 1916 and embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Aeneas on 30th September, 1916 with the 4th Infantry Battalion, 21st reinforcements
George was Killed in Action in France on 17th April, 1918 - no known grave - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
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His brother John Alexander Whitmore (Jack) JENKINS (SN 424A) also served in the AIF and returned to Australia on 5th March, 1919 - he was a German prisoner of war
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