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JENKINSON, Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1572 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shelbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Heathcote, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Shelbourne State School,Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Laanecoorie Shelbourne Roll of Honour, Mitiamo War Memorial, South Lockwood District Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1572, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1572, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1572, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1572, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1572, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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