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JENKINS, William Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1481 (1375), 1375, 1481 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Kyabram, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dysentery, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echuca War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1481 (1375), 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1375, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1375, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1481, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1481 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
William Benjamin Jenkins was born in 1882 at Echuca, Victoria.
His parents, WT & MEA Jenkins lived at Lancaster, via Kyabram, Vic.
He joined the 1st AIF on 23/9/1914 and was assigned to the 14th Battalion. The 14th Battalion landed at Gallipoli on 25/26 April 1915 and fought through the campaign, finally being evacuated on December 18th 1915.
Willam Jenkins, like so many others, died of disease (Dysentery) on 29/8/1915. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial.