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JENKINS, William James

Service Number:	NX22973
Enlisted:	30 May 1940, Paddington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Campsie, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1920
Home Town:	Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Agriculture student
Died:	Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 5 July 1949, aged 29 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

30 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX22973, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW
30 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX22973, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion
1 Mar 1941:	Involvement Private, NX22973, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa
10 Jan 1942:	Transferred Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
10 Jul 1942:	Involvement Private, NX22973, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein
3 Nov 1943:	Wounded Private, NX22973, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA Jivevaneng, New Guinea (G.S.W. - abdomen)
10 Nov 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX22973, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1944:	Discharged Private, NX22973, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Due to war injury.
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX22973, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA 3/11/43 New Guinea (2/17 Bn)