| Service number | 1691A, 1691 |
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| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Broken Hill |
| Death Date | 1916-08-01 |
| Death Place | France |
| Also known as | John Thomas Jenkins |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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Private John Morgan Jenkins
Description
Private John Morgan Jenkins (1691A, 21st Battalion) was born on 8 December 1899 in Broken Hill, NSW. He was working as a blacksmith when he enlisted in May 1915 at Seymour, VIC, under the name of John Thomas Jenkins. John was posted as missing in action on 1 August 1916 during the battle of Pozieres. His body was not found and despite conflicting reports of the date, a court of enquiry in July 1917 concluded that John had been killed in action the same day. John is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France. He was 16 years 8 months at the time of his death.
Rolls
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 21st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 21st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 21st Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of enlistment | 07 June 1915 | |
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| Date of embarkation | 16 July 1915 | |
| Date of death | 01 August 1916 | |
| Date of fate | 01 August 1916 |