William Brown JENKINS

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JENKINS, William Brown

Service Number:	2080
Enlisted:	26 August 1912
Last Rank:	Able Seaman
Last Unit:	HMAS AE2 (Submarine)
Born:	Hull, England, 5 October 1889
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 2 Service

26 Aug 1912:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2080
21 Oct 1919:	Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2080

World War 1 Service

Date unknown:	Involvement Stoker, 2080, HMAS AE2 (Submarine)

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James Tunbridge JENKINS and Clara Jane nee BOOTH
Husband of Kate Elizabeth JENKINS
Enlisted in the RAN 26 August 1912 for 7 years
Served on Submarine 01 January 1915 - 30 June 1915
Prisoner of War in Turkey and held in camps at Afion Kara Hissar and Belemedik.
Released in late 1918 and returned to London in December 1918 via Alexandria.
Returned to Australia in HMAS PLATYPUS
Appointment expired 21 October 1919
Applied for passage for wife to Australia
Settled in Malvern East, Vic.

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