Edward Riley (Ted ) JENKINS MM

JENKINS, Edward Riley

    Service Number: 17347
    Enlisted: 11 February 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria. Next of Kin (Aunt) Mary Shirra Jenkins, Geelong West, Victoria.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 12th Field Ambulance
    Born: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1886
    Home Town: Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Occupation: Tramway Inspector
    Died: Geelong, Victoria, Australia , 18 June 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria
    PLOT WST-PRES-01-807-1077
    Memorials: Batesford Fyansford Church of England Honor Roll, Nar Nar Goon Melbourne Electric Supply Company Limited Roll of Honour

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    World War 1 Service

    11 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17347, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria. Next of Kin (Aunt) Mary Shirra Jenkins, Geelong West, Victoria.
    11 May 1917: Embarked Private, 17347, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
    11 May 1917: Involvement Private, 17347, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    13 Oct 1917: Transferred 12th Field Ambulance, Transferred from AMCDU to 12th Field Ambulance.
    21 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 17347, 12th Field Ambulance, German Spring Offensive 1918, 12 Fd Amb supported 12 Bde in a series of rapid withdrawals and defensive actions around Hébuterne, Dernancourt, and Villers‑Bretonneux. The diary notes constant movement, heavy shelling, and large casualty flows as SBs worked forward of RAPs under fire. Locations shifted frequently as the unit evacuated wounded during some of the most chaotic fighting of the war.
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement 12th Field Ambulance, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, During the attack on Hamel, 12 Fd Amb operated ADSs forward of Vaire Wood and Hamel Wood. The diary notes a steady but manageable casualty flow due to the well‑planned, short operation. SBs moved rapidly behind the advancing infantry. The unit cleared all wounded by nightfall, with the diary describing the day as “highly successful” from a medical standpoint.
    18 Sep 1918: Involvement "The Last Hundred Days", On 18 September 1918, 12 Fd Amb supported 12 Bde during the attack on the Hindenburg Main Line near Le Verguier and Hargicourt. The unit diary records heavy and continuous evacuation work as SBs moved forward behind the assaulting infantry under shellfire. The unit handled large numbers of wounded from the successful breach of the German defensive system.
    20 Aug 1919: Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 18.9.1918. Published in the London Gazette.
    6 Sep 2019: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 17347, 12th Field Ambulance

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