| Service number | VX44818 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Captain, Major |
| Birth Date | 1912-11-29 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Moreland |
| Final Rank | Major |
| Service | Australian Army |
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| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1943-05-28 Published in London Gazette in 1945-03-22 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-06-03 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1948-07-01 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-04-19 |
Major William Thomas Jinkins
Collection items
Media
Document
Rolls
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Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 01 July 1948 on page 2541 at position 9
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Z Special Unit
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major
- London Gazette
- 22 March 1945 on page 1572 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 19 April 1945 on page 917 at position 6
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 28 May 1943 on page 2373 at position 19
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 03 June 1943 on page 1150 at position 41
Timeline
| date of birth | 29 November 1912 |
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- Wallet 19 - Correspondence post war administration, hand over following the Japanese surrender, Semut I operatives requesting to stay and assist in the post war clean up
- Wallet 21 - Correspondence Semut I including sketch maps, post war publicity, recognition of service and a transcript for radio broadcast titled: Borneo Jungle
- Correspondence and reports
- Correspondence Semut 1 party mainly in the Trusan area
- Correspondence demobilisation and hand over to civil administration including payment and rewards to local soldier
- Outdoor group portrait of 2/21 Battalion HQ Company football team. Deployed as part of Gull Force ...
- Services Reconnaisance Department (Z Special Unit)
- William 'Bill' Thomas Jinkins as a major 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1940-1947, interviewed by Tim Bowden.