Niels Peter Berg JENSEN

JENSEN, Niels Peter Berg

Service Number: 506
Enlisted: 7 July 1916, Cloncurry, Qld.
Last Rank: Second Class Air Mechanic
Last Unit: No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Born: Albok, Inejbjerg, Denmark, 1892
Home Town: Winton, Winton, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Drover
Died: Died of injuries, Palestine, 3 May 1918
Cemetery: Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Banana War Memorial, Brisbane St. Andrew's Uniting Church Honour Roll, Shire of Banana Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, 506, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Cloncurry, Qld.
25 Oct 1916: Involvement 506, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked 506, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

When he was 15 years old he came to the Danish schoolboat, "George Hager" and after 3 months he got a certificate as sailor. Since he was sailor to Australian he came on one of Englands "Handels marines Ikoleskibe".