JENKYN, Harry Ferror Merrychurch
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Armidale (I) |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 14 August 1909 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Marine Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Betano Bay, south coast of Portuguese Timor, 1 December 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | HMAS Armidale Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement | |
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| 27 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Engineering Mechanic, Officer | |
| 1 Dec 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Armidale (I) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Harry Ferror Merrychurch JENKYN was born in Marrickville in Sydney, NSW on 14th August, 1909
His parents were Henry Merrychurch Hart JENKYN & Eliza Florence May ANDERSON who married in Sydney in 1908
He married Bella MACRAE in Sydney in 1940
Harry was killed in action when Japanese bombers attacked the HMAS Armidale on 1st December, 1942 in Betano Bay, off the South Coast of Portuguese Timor
His name is memorialised at the Australian War Memorial and the Plymouth Naval Memorial
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His brother George served in the AIF and another brother Thomas served in the Merchant Navy (no further details)
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