ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

JENKINS, Thomas John

JENKINS, Thomas John

Full Name: Thomas John

JENKINS

Date of Birth: 09

–

1884

Place of birth: Newcastle NSW

Australia

Occupation: Coal Miner

Address: Collie WA

Next of Kin: Sister- S.D. Jenkins

Next of Kin Address: Young Street Lambton NSW

Religion: Anglican

Service Number: 781

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-24

Enlistment Location: Helena Vale

Western Australia

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Embarkation Date: 1914-12-22

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-01-18

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-07-31

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24/09/1914- To 16th Battalion 1st Reinforcements ” B ” Company as Private
12/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditioary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
2/05/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Right Leg )
23/05/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 2nd General Hospital Cairo Egypt ex Hospital Ship Gallipoli
6/07/1915- Admitted Convalescent Camp Ras-el-Tin Egypt
30/07/1915- Discharged to Overseas Base Depot Mustapha Egypt
2/08/1915-  Embarked Egypt to Rejoin Unit Gallipoli Peninsula
21/08/1915- Admitted Hospital Ship Gallipoli for  Malta ( Dental Treatment )
1/09/1915- Admitted Hospital Ghein Tuffieha Malta
25/09/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 2nd Birmingham War Hospital Northlands England ex Malta
2/05/1916-To Monte Video Camp Weymouth England ex Abbey Wood Depot
28/05/1916- To Salisbury Camp ex Weymouth England
25/07/1916- Proceeded Overseas 4th Australian Division Base Depot France ex Folkestone ex Rollestone England
9/08/1916- Admitted 26th General Hospital Etaples France ( Hernia )
1/11/1916- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
11/04/1917- Reported Missing in Action France
11/04/1917- Reported Captured & Taken  PRISONER  OF  WAR Reincourt France- Interred Dulmen Camp
6/01/1919- Repatriated  PRISONER  OF  WAR- Arrived Ripon England
8/01/1919- Granted Leave England ( Included Special 1914 Leave )
26/03/1919- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England
4/06/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Bremen ”
18/07/1919- Disembarked Fremantle
31/07/1919- Discharged from Service
28/01/1951- Date of Death

PRISONER  OF  WAR – RED  CROSS  FILES  SUMMARY

 

22/06/1917- Statement  from Witness, Pte. STEWART , 6214 , 16th Battalion ( Escaped Prisoner of War ) – ” Missing 11/04/1917-  Chick  Jenkins is a Prisoner of War.  He comes from Collie where he lived with people called Anderson.  I know his number 781.  We left him well at Lille “.

 

16/07/1917- London- Certified by Information from German List dated 16/06/1917 and Post Card from Man from Dulmen dated 27/05/1917- ” Prisoner of War- Transferred Dulmen from Lille “.

 

9/01/1919- London- Certified by List from AIF Headquarters  9/01/1919- ” Repatriated Prisoner of War- Arrived Leith 6/01/1919.  Arrived London 8/01/1919 “.