Percy Kenneth JENKINS

JENKINS, Percy Kenneth

    Service Numbers: 1372, 7155
    Enlisted: 13 October 1914, Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, 1890
    Home Town: Welshmans Reef, Mount Alexander, Victoria
    Schooling: Welshmans Reef State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Mine labourer
    Died: Died of wounds, 61st CCS, Vecquemont, France, 23 August 1918
    Cemetery: Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France
    Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 30
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maldon Welshman's Reef State School No 1830 Honor Board, Newstead & District Great European War Roll of Honor, Newstead War Memorial

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    World War 1 Service

    13 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
    11 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1372, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney
    11 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1372, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
    5 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, BW to head. Evacuated to 1st CCS. Rejoined unit 17 June 1915.
    19 Jul 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to both legs. Evacuated to Malta then England. Never rejoined unit.
    24 Jul 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1372, 1st Infantry Battalion, RTA 8 May 1916 and discharged as MU (wounds).
    21 Nov 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, Royal Park, Vic.
    23 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    23 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
    20 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 16 July 1918.
    9 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    13 Aug 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, France
    23 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", SW to thigh and abdomen sustained during the attack on Chuignes. Evacuated to 61st CCS at Vecquemont, but died of his wounds later the same day.
    23 Aug 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 7155, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7155 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-23

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