| Service number | 2389 |
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| Birth Date | 1891-01-15 |
| Birth Place | Denmark: Nordjylland, Logstor |
| Death Date | 1922-05-31 |
| Death Place | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, St Peters |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Gazettes |
Biographical information They dared mightily. in 1963 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-08 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23 |
Private Joergen Christian Jensen
Description
Joergen (Jorgan) Jensen was born in 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 in Adelaide in 1922.
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
- London Gazette
- 08 June 1917 on page 5705 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 May 1919 on page 878 at position 2
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 50th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 15 January 1891 | |
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| Other | 1914 | Naturalised as an Australian. |
| Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 23 March 1915 | Reinforcement to 10 Battalion. |
| Date wounded | 1915-08 | Wounded at Gallipoli. |
| Other units | 1916-02 | 50 Battalion. |
| Date of honour or award | 02 April 1917 | Awarded Victoria Cross for action at Noreuil, France whilst serving with 50 Battalion, 13 Brigade, 4 Division as a Private |
| Date promoted | 04 April 1917 | Appointed Lance Corporal. |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 10 April 1917 | |
| Date promoted | 1917-07 | Appointed Corporal. |
| Date promoted | 05 November 1917 | Appointed Sergeant. |
| Date wounded | 05 May 1918 | Severely wounded on patrol near Villers-Bretonneux. |
| Date of discharge | 12 December 1918 | |
| Date of death | 31 May 1922 |
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