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"In memory of our beloved soldier, he died so that we might live"

JEFFERY, Alfred

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Service no 2439
Corporal
48th Battalion



Born 02 April 1881 at Anlaby, SA
Son of William JEFFERY and Mary nee TOY
Of Black Springs, SA
Occupation prior to enlsitment Farmer
Enlisted 04 April 1916
Killed in action 29 September 1917 in Belgium
Aged 36 years
Buried Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium

Chronicle Newspaper

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JEFFERY, Edward

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Service no 1365
Private
10th Field Artillery Brigade



Son of Mrs. WYNES
Of Bowyer Street, Rosewater, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Saywer's assistant
Enlisted 24 November 1914
Returned to Australia 14 December 1918

The Daily Herald Saturday 12 June 1915 page 6

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JEFFERY, Frederick Sampson

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Service No: 2622
Private
10th Infantry Battalion



Born 07 March 1891 at Gladstone, SA
Son of Robert Joseph JEFFERY and Selina fmly CARGEEG nee SAMPSON
Of Solomontown, SA
Occupation prior to Enlistment High School Teacher
Enlisted 8th April 1915, Keswick, Sth Aust
Served In France
Killed in Action 23rd July 1916, France
Memorialised Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Courtesy of Susan Benham Page

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JEFFERY, Geoffrey

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Service no 5043
Private
32nd and 50th Battalions



Birth registered as Geoffrey JEFFERY
Born 03 January 1899 at North Adelaide, SA
Son of George JEFFERY and Selina nee LORD
Of 30 Carrington Street, Adelaide, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 01 August 1917 at Adelaide, SA
Served in France
Returned to Australia 21 August 1919 per 'City of Exeter'

State Records of SA  GRG 26/5/4/35

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JEFFERY, George Frederick

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Service No: 3184
Private
50th Battalion



Born: 16 December 1887 at Eudunda, South Australia
Son of William & Elizabeth JEFFERY
Of Boorboorowie, South Australia
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer
Enlisted: 24 October 1916
Embarkation: 16 December 1916
Age: 27 years
Served in France & Belgium
Suffered from Trench Fever
Returned to Australia: 14 May 1919 per ‘Shropshire’
Discharged: 21 June 1919
Died: 1922

All Australia Memorial SA Edition Section N 
Courtesy of Michael Bates

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JEFFERY, Thomas James  

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Service No: 1606 
Gunner
3rd LH., 104th Howitzer, 107 Howitzer 



Born 04 January 1896 at  North Adelaide
Son of George JEFFERY and Selina nee LORD
Of 'Hope Farm' Tapleys Hill Rd., Fulham 
Enlisted 28 July 1915 at Keswick, SA
Aged 19 years 
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer  
Served in France
Wounded in Action: Gassed, 12 November 1917
Returned to Australia: 5 January 1920 per 'Cap Verde'
Discharged 23 April 1920
Died 10 September 1936

State Records of SA  GRG 26/5/4/34

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JEFFRIES, Frederick George

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Service no 3526
Private
50th Battalion



Born 23 February 1889 at Adelaide, SA
Son of Charles Henry JEFFRIES and Rebecca Gubbin nee HUTCHINSON
Husband of Caroline L JEFFRIES
Of 104 Gilles Street, Adelaide, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Plumber
Enlisted 01 September 1915
Killed in action 02 April 1917 in France
Aged 28 years
Commemorated Noreuil Australian Cemetery

The Advertiser Tuesday 01 May 1917 page 9

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JEFFRIES, Lewis Wibmer

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Captain 4th FA.
Field Ambulance 4, Section B




Date of birth 4 September 1884, Derby England
Occupation Medical practitioner
Address Defence Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 30
Next of kin Father, Rev William Jeffries, Defence Terrace, North Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date 2 October 1914
Distinguished Service Order
‘For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty during operations at Moquet Farm, he tended the wounded & reoganised the stretcher bearers at the front line at great personal risk. When only a few bearers left, he himself assisted to carry back the wounded under heavy fire’
Medals
OBE.   Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113 Date: 6 October 1919 
Wounded in action 17 May 1915 at the Dardanelles
Returned to Australia per Orvieto disembarking Adelaide on 6 March 1920

Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish

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Courtesy of Douglas Paterson Researching Prince Alfred College WWI Soldiers

JEFFS, Clarence

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Service no 1680
Private
48th Battalion



Born 29 September 1896 at Yatina, SA
Son of James Daniel JEFFS and Mary Elizabeth nee ROBINSON
Of Orroroo, SA
Occupation prior to enlsitment Farm Labourer
Enlisted 18 February 1916
Died of wounds whilst Prisoner of War 13 April 1917 at Rumaucourt, France
Aged 20 years
Buried Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, France

Chronicle Newspaper

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JEFFS, Eric Kingsley

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Service No: 161
Corporal
4th Motor Transport Company



Born 30 June 1891 at Kapunda, South Australia
Mother: Henrietta JEFFS
Of Bagot St, Kapunda
Occupation prior to enlisting Machinery Attendant
Enlisted 1 June 1915
Served in Egypt & France
Awarded Military Medal
Returned to Australia 23 June 1919 per ‘Borda’
Discharged 8 August 1919
Died 1967

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/1854

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JEFFS, Henry Richard

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Service no 1681
Corporal
48th Battalion



Born 09 March 1891 at Hundred of Mannanarie, SA
Son of James Daniel JEFFS and Mary Elizabeth nee ROBINSON
Of Yatina, via Yonala, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 18 February 1916 at Orroroo, SA
Served in France
Awarded Military Medal
'For Bravery in the Field'
Returned to Australia 15 July 1919 per 'Beltana'

Observer Newspaper

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JEFFS, Joseph Frank Charles

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Service no 2623
Private
5th Pioneer Battalion



Born 06 June 1898 at Marden, SA
Son of Charles JEFFS and Alice nee  SYMONDS
Of Payneham, SA
Occupation prior to enlsitment Gardener
Enlisted 04 July 1916
Died of wounds 25 October 1917 at Belgium
Aged 19 years
Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial

Observer Newspaper

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JEFFS, Richard Edwin

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Service no 3783
Sergeant
10th Battalion



Born 04 July 1893 at Hectorville, SA
Son of Harry & Henrietta JEFFS, Paradise Road, Hectorville, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Nurseryman
Enlisted 11 August 1915 at Adelaide, SA
Served in Egypt, France & Belgium
Wounded at Le Barque 25 February 1917
Recovered and returned to duty.
Returned to Australia 29 July 1919 per 'Ormonde'

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/982

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JELLETT, Harrold Leslie

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Service no 3370
Private
10th Battalion



Born 03 May 1890 at Parkside, SA
Son of John Henry JELLETT and Martha nee RUBEN
Of Berri, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Farm Labourer
Enlisted 26 July 1915 at Keswick, SA
Served in France
Killed in action 25 April 1918
Aged 28 years
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/561

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JEMISON, Robert Glendinning

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Service no 2178
Private
10th Battalion



Born 07 September 1894 at Clare, SA
Son of Joseph Richard JEMISON (dec) and Elizbeth HARDEN fmly JEMISON nee GLENDINNING
Of Rose Park, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Blacksmith
Enlisted 05 March 1915
Embarked 23 June 1915
Served in Gallipoli & France
Wounded in Action 30 May 1916
Killed in Action 8 April 1917
Commemorated Villers Bretonneux Memorial France

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/1921

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JENKIN, William Leonard

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Service No. 3854
Private
50th Battalion



Born on August 3, 1890 at Broken Hill, N.S.W.
Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Jenkin
Husband of Olive Mabel Jenkin
Occupation prior to enlistment – Labourer
Enlisted on September 10, 1915 at Adelaide, South Australia
Served in Egypt, France and Belgium
Returned to Australia aboard the “Commonwealth” 08 June, 1919.Discharged: 21 July 1919
Died on September 5, 1977

All Australia Memorial SA Edition Section G
State Library of South Australia B 46130/246

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JENKINS, Edgar Angus

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Service no 718a
Driver
10th Field Artillery Brigade



Born September 1878 in Adelaide, SA
Son of Mr. & Mrs. B Jenkins of Jerningham Street, North Adelaide
Occupation prior to enlistment Bricklayer & Mason.
Enlisted 1st September 1915 in Adelaide, SA
Served Egypt, France & Belgium
Returned to Australia 06 June 1919 per "China"

All Australia Memorial SA Edition Section A

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JENKINS, Gomer John

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Service no 1866A
Corporal
4th D A C



Born 23 February 1895 at Grace Plains, SA
Son of John JENKINS and Mary Eva nee TURNER
Of 67 Clifton Street, Prospect, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Farm Labourer
Enlisted 14th September 1915 at Adelaide, SA
Served in Egypt and France.
Contracted Trench Fever and invalided to various hospitals.
Returned to Australia 23 June, 1919 per "Borda"

All Australia Memorial SA Edition Section A

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JENKINS, H (seated)

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Can you identify this soldier further?





State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/2933

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JENKINS, Samuel John

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Servcie no 3862
Private
5th Pioneer Battalion



Born 03 March 1899 at Wasleys, South Australia
Son of Richard Burton JENKINS & Jane nee SELLICH
Died of wounds 18 September 1918
Aged 19 years
Buried at Hancourt British Cemetery, France.

www.awm.gov.au
P07627.001

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JENKINS, Sydney Herbert 

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Service no 872
Private
10th Battalion



born 23 September 1895 at Birkenhead, SA
Son of John JENKINS and Mary Ann nee JONES
Of Findon Road, Woodville, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment
Enlisted 31 August 1914
Killed in action 03 January 1918 in Belgium
Aged 24 eyars
Buried Ration Farm Annexe

Observer Newspaper

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JENKINS, Thurlow D'Aubigne

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Service no 1659
Sergeant
43rd Battalion



Born 05 April 1893 at Adelaide, SA
Son of Marianne Dixon JENKINS of 21 Alexandra Ave., Rose Park, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Cashier
Enlisted 18 March 1916 at Adelaide, SA
Served in France & Belgium
Returned to Australia 08 August 1919 per "Themistocles"

All Australia Memorial SA Edition Section B

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JENKINS, William John

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Service no 2426 
Private
27th Battalion 

 

Born 04 December 1894 at Wallaroo SA.  
Son of James JENKINS & Jessie nee McROSTIE.
Farm Laborer of Wallaroo.  
Returned to Australia.

www.spirits-of-gallipoli.com

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JENKINS, William Roy

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Lieutenant
10th Battalion




Born 18 January 1892 at Rosewater, SA
Son of William JENKINS and Edna nee STUTLEY
Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Accountant
Enlisted 25 September 1915 at Adelaide, SA
Served in France
Awarded French Croix de Guerre 17 March 1920
Returned to Australia 31 August 1919 per 'Takada'

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JENKINS, William Walter Oliver

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Service no 603
Private
27th Battalion



Born 01 March 1891 at Queenstown, SA
Son of James JENKINS and Emma Selina nee OAKEY
Of Queenstown, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 22 February 1915
Killed in action in France 05 November 1916
Aged 25 years
Buried AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France

Observer Newspaper

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JENKINSON, Charles Frederick

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Service No: 1076
Private
4th Field Ambulance



Born: 27 May 1880 in Adelaide, SA
Son of George Frederick & Helena Marie JENKINSON nee CONSIDINE
Of Adelaide, SA
Occupation prior to enlisting: Commercial Traveler
Enlisted: 26 October 1914
Embarkation: 22 December 1914
Age: 34 years
Served in Gallipoli & Egypt
Returned to Australia: 12 June 1918 per ‘Marathon’
Discharged: 26 August 1918
Died: 22 June 1941

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/997

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JENKINS, Alice Catherine

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Matron
Indian No 5 General Hospital

Mrs. A.C. JENKINSON appointed as Matron at Minda Home Incorporated in 1936.

Listed in Nursing in South Australia First Hundred Years page 232 as
South Australian Nurses who enslited in Other states or in England, and served in Hospitals Overseass or on Transports. (Maybe she served in England under her married name - but nurses were not allowed to be married.)

Charles Frederick JENKINSON married Alice Catherine PITCHER (29) on 01 January 1914 - he enlisted in the AIF (1076) 26 October 1914 occupation Late Health Inspector of 'Tandanya', Davenport Terrace, Wayville, SA

Nurse Pitcher was  on the Local Board of Health in 1908

Died 23 February 1966 at Unley Private Hospital, Malvern
Resided at Leahurst Aged Home for Nurses, Magill
Aged 82 years
Buried Centennial Park Cemetery West Gardens RB W22 35


JENKINSON, Frederick John

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Service No. 368
Private
32nd Battalion 



Born in 1883 at Londonderry, Ireland
Arrived in Australia aboard the “Narrung” on April 15, 1912
Occupation prior to enlistment – Labourer
Enlisted on August 17, 1915 at Adelaide, South Australia
Served in Egypt and France
Killed in action on March 5, 1917 in France aged 34.
No known grave but commemorated at Australian National Memorial, Villers-Brettoneux.

All Australia Memorial SA Edition Section E

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JENNER, James Charles Alfred

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Service No. 4201
Private
50th Battalion



Born on May 18, 1897 at Rosewater
Son of Sarah (nee Burton, formerly Jones) and John Jenner
Occupation prior to enlistment – Sawyer
Enlisted on August 12, 1915 at Adelaide, South Australia
Served in Egypt and France
Returned to Australia aboard the “Port Napier” in May, 1919.
He died on April 28, 1976

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/963

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JENNER, James Terence

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Service no 1867
Gunner
4 Heavy & Medium Trench Mortar 

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Born 10 June 1894 at Sevenhill, SA
Son of Thomas James JENNER and Margaret nee McCANN
Of Sevenhill, SA
Occupation prior to enlsitment Labourer
Enlisted 16 September 1915
Killed in action 03 May 1917 at Bullecourt, France
Aged 23 years
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Chronicle Newspaper

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JENNER, William John Thomas

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Service No. 2055
Private
50th Battalion



Born on July 23, 1891 at Beltana, South Australia
Son of Sarah (nee Burton, formerly Jones) and John Jenner
Occupation prior to enlistment – Labourer
Enlisted on October 2, 1915 at Adelaide, South Australia
Served in Egypt and France
Killed in action on April 25, 1918 at Villers-Bretonneux aged 26
Buried at Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux – Plot III, Row N, Grave 18

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/962

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JENNINGS, Arthur Ernest

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Service no 8965
Private
10th Field Ambulance



Born 26 January 1889 at Alberton, SA
Son of John JENNINGS and Ellen nee BROWN
Of Alberton, SA
Occupation prior to enlsitment Clerk
Enlisted 28 July 1915
Died of wounds 21 May 1918 at 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France
Aged 29 years
Buried Vignacourt British Cemetery, France

Chronicle Newspaper

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JENNINGS, Charles John

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Service no 3169
Private
27th Battalion



Born 10 December 1889 at Adelaide, SA
Son of James JENNINGS and Louisa fmly GREEN nee MEAD
Of Adelaide, SA
Occupation prior to enlsitment Storeman
Enlisted 09 August 1915
Killed in action 25 December 1917 in Belgium
Aged 28 years
Buried Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Warneton, Belgium

Chronicle Newspaper

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JENNINGS, Ernest Howard

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Service No. 2136
Private
5th Australian Pioneers



Born 17 Mar 1889  in Richmond Victoria
Son of George and Mary Ann Jennings, Grant Ave., Rose Park, SA
Husband of Ellen Elsie Jennings, of Renmark, South Australia
Native of Adelaide, South Australia
Educated Rose Park School
Occupation prior to enlistment Postman
Enlisted 20 March 1915 at Adelaide, SA
Served in France and Belgium
Wounded in Action 13 October 1917
Died from Wounds on Saturday, 10th November 1917.
Buried Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium  
Grave Reference/Panel Number: XXII. EE. 5.

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JENNINGS, Herbert Edmund  

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Service No 969 
Private
43rd Battalion



Born 12 December 1893 at Adelaide,SA
Son of George JENNINGS and  Marion nee DALTON 
Of Grant Ave., Rose Park 
Husband of Alice H. Jennings, Frewville  
Enlisted 23 April 1915 at Adelaide, SA
Aged 22 years
Occupation prior to enlisting Postal assistant
Served in  France and Belgium
Wounded in Action 2 July 1917
Returned to Australia 6 July 1918 per 'Gaika'
Discharged 19 July 1918: Family Reasons

All Australian Memorial SA Edition Section K

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JENNINGS, Hubert Ray

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Service no 1052
Corporal
48th Battalion



Born 15 December 1894 at Goodwood, SA
Son of Alfred JENNINGS and Elizabeth nee DAWSON
Of Alberton, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Trolley Driver
Enlisted 12 September 1914
Killed in action in France 06 August 1916
Aged 21 years
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux, France

Observer Newspaper

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JENNINGS, Percival Arthur

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Service No 1729
Private
48th Battalion



Born 02 Mar 1891 Richmond Victoria
Son of George and Mary Ann Jennings, of 1 Birdwood Avenue, Frewville, South Australia
Educated Rose Park School
Occupation prior to enlistment Painter
Enlisted
Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France
Killed in action on Sunday, 6th August 1916. 
Aged 25 years.
Buried between Pozieres and Courcelette 4 1/2 miles NE of Albert

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JENNINGS, Philip Arthur Hope

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Service no 33433
Gunner
38th Battalion



Born 29 November 1898 at Norwood, SA
Son of Arthur Horace JENNINGS and Annie Bagnell nee BUILDE of 76 Watson Avenue, Rose Park.
Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Clerk.
Enlisted 11 September 1916 at Adelaide, SA
Served in France & Belgium.
Wounded at Bellicourt Tunnel.
Returned to Australia 13 May 1919 per "Dunluco Castle"
Died 01 July 1950

All Australia Memorial SA Edition Section B

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JENSEN, Joergen Christian

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Service no 2389
Corporal
50th Battalion



Born at Loegstoer Denmark in 1891
Mother Christina SORENSEN 
Of Logstoumark, Denmark
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 23 March 1915 at Keswick, SA
Awarded Victoria Cross
Returned to Australia 11 October 1918 per 'Medic'

State Records of SA GRG 26/5/4/24

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Born 15 January 1891, Nordjlland, Logstor, Denmark

He came to Australia as a young man and was naturalised in 1914. He enlisted in the 10th Battalion and was sent to Gallipoli in September 1915. Following the evacuation he transferred to the 50th Battalion.

In Noreuil, France, when an Australian advance was checked by a manned enemy barricade, Jensen threw in a bomb and rushed the post. He then threatened the occupants with two more bombs, having extracted the pin of one of them with his teeth, and forced their surrender. A prisoner was sent to a neighbouring enemy party to demand their surrender, but they were fired on by the Australians. Jensen stood up, ignoring the danger, and waved his helmet until the firing ceased. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his efforts, 2 April 1917.

On 5 May 1918, while on patrol near Villers-Bretonneux, Jensen was severely wounded and was eventually invalided to Australia.

Still troubled by war injuries, he died  31 May 1922 at St Peters, South Australia

Courtesy of Joy Dalgleish
Source:
Australian Dictionary of Biography
London Gazette entry, 8 June 1917


JENZEN, Edgar Harold

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Service no. 1368
Private
10th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement

 

Born 26 March 1894, at Mount Pleasant, SA
Son of Wilhelm Frederich JENZEN and Alwina nee JUERGENS (Registered as Harold Edwin JENZEN)
Educated Mount Pleasant Primary School
Occupation prior to enlistment Fireman Boathand
Religion Church of England
Enlisted 30 November 1914,  Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2 February 1915
War service Egypt, Gallipoli
Died Military Hospital Ras-el-tin, Alexandria, of wounds received at Gallipoli 3 May 1915
Buried Chatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row C, grave no. 184) Egypt


Courtesy of Paula Bartsch
Mount Pleasant History Room

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JERDAN, George Leeshman

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Service no 524
Private
11th Light Horse Regiment



Husband of Dora Augusta JERDAN
Of 32 Osmond Terrace, Norwood, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter
Enlisted 09 December 1914
Returned to Australia 20 July 1919

The Queenslander Saturday 24 July 1915 page 22

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JERMYN, Frederick David

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Major
Australia Army Medical Corps




Born 04 June 1865 at Port Fairy, Vic.
Son of Dr. Cosmo David JERMYN and Josephine nee DITTMAR
Husband of Bertha Jessie Belle JERMYN nee NEWBERRY
Of Mount Gambier, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Medical Practitioner
Enlisted 19 October 1914
Returned to Australia 25 September 1915

“Blood, Sweat and Fears” 
ISBN: 978-0-64692-750-3
Medical Practitioners and Medical Students of South Australia 
who served in WW1

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JERMYN, Walter Herbert

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Captain
Australian Army Medical Corps




Born 16 March 1867 in Port Fairy, Vic.
Son of Dr. Cosmo David JERMYN and Josephine nee DITTMAR
Resided Mount Gambier, SA
Occupation prior to enlistment Medical Practitioner
Enlisted 04 March 1917
Served in England
Returned to Australia 07 June 1918

“Blood, Sweat and Fears” 
ISBN: 978-0-64692-750-3
Medical Practitioners and Medical Students of South Australia 
who served in WW1

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JESNOEWSKI, Eric  

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Service No: 2428 
Private
27th Battalion



Born Erich Wilhelm Herbert JESNOEWSKI
On 05 December 1898 at Glenelg, SA
Son of Ernest JESNOEWSKI and Anne Amelia nee STREMPEL 
Of 125 Halifax Street, Adelaide, SA
Enlisted: 13 January 1916
Age: 18 years
Occupation prior to enlisting: Driver
Served in France & Belgium
Suffered from Trench Fever
Wounded in Action: 9 August 1918
Returned to Australia: 23 October 1919
Discharged: 7 December 1919

State Records of SA  GRG 26/5/4/1303

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JESSER, Thomas Linthal

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Service no 2105
Private
40th Battalion



Born 04 December 1892 at Laura, SA
Son of William JESSER and Mary Ann nee JONES
Of Aberdeen, SA
Occupation prior to enlsitment Colt Breaker
Enlisted 25 May 1916
Died of wounds 12 June 1917 at 47th General Hospital, Le Treport, France
Aged 24 years
Buried Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, France

Observer Newspaper

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