JESSEN, Arthur James
| Service Number: | Q121190 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 15 Field Company RAE AMF |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 30 June 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 13. Inscription: "IN LIFE NONE BETTER IN DEATH NONE BRAVER SADLY MOURNED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sandgate War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, Q121190 | |
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| 17 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 17 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q121190 | |
| 30 Jun 1945: | Discharged | |
| 30 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, Q121190, 15 Field Company RAE AMF, Killed in action Bougainville. |
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Arthur Jessen was my Great-Uncle – the brother of my Grandfather, Vivian Sydney Jessen. When I learnt about him I vowed that he would not be forgotten by me. I don’t know a lot about him as my Grandfather died before I was born, but the little I know about him has painted a picture of a loving, fun, and much loved son. He was the youngest son of Christian and Margaret McKay Munro, and on his father’s side of Danish descent. His brothers discouraged Uncle Arthur from enlisting in the war, but he did, after he received an anonymous white feather in the mail. A white feather which signified that someone thought he was a coward. So, he enlisted and died at the age of 22 years.
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