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Pte. Ernest Jelfs
British Army 12th (Hull Sportsmen) Btn. D Coy. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Gloucester
Ernest Jelfs served with D Coy, 12th (Hull Sportsmen) Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment. I am looking for more information.
AB. Raymond Victor John Jelfs
Royal Navy HMS Cullist
from:Bretforton, Worcestershire
(d.11th Feb 1918)
Raymond Jelfs was the only son of Henry and Ada Jelfs of Bretforton, Worcestershire and had a sister called Margery. He was killed by a submarine attack in the Irish Sea when all the crew of HMS Cullist were lost.
2nd Lt. Louis Fleeming Jenkin MC & Bar.
Royal Flying Corps 1 Sqd.
from:London
(d.11th Sep 1917)
Lt. Louis Fleeming Jenkin MC.
Royal Flying Corps 1 Squadron
from:London
(d.11th Sep 1917)
Louis Jenkin was born in London on 22 August 1895 to Austin Fleeming Jenkin and his wife Betty. On 24 September 1914 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Fusiliers.
Jenkin transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 19 April 1917 and was posted to No. 1 Squadron on 15 May 1917. Over a period of just 9 weeks Jenkin brought down 20 German aircraft. He was given command of a flight on 31 July, and promoted to captain. He was awarded the Military Cross on 16 August 1917, the citation read: Lt. Louis Fleeming Jenkin, Gen. List and R.F.C.: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Whilst on offensive patrol he has continually shown the greatest dash and determination in attacking enemy aircraft in superior numbers, destroying some and bringing others down out of control.”
He was shot down and killed in action on the 11th September 1917 and was posthumously awarded a bar on his MC.
Mjr. A. P. Jenkins
British Army 11th Btn., A Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
Major A. P. Jenkins served with A Coy. 11th Royal Irish Rifles.
Cpl. Arthur William "Dicky" Jenkins
British Army 16th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:St Pancras, London
(d.18th April 1918)
Arthur Jenkins also known as Richard joined up 1st May 1916. He was wounded in action on the 25th October 1917 rejoined his battalion 15th December 1917 and was killed in action on 18th April 1918. He is remembered on the war memorial wall at Tyne Cot in Belgium. He left a wife Maud and two children Richard and Lilian.
L/Cpl. Charles Robert Jenkins
British Army 2nd Btn. Middlesex Regiment
from:London
(d.27th Feb 1917)
Charles Jenkins was my Great Grandfather, born in London, he married Mary Ann Emma Jenkins. My family always knew he was killed in action during WW1 but not until recently after tracing our family tree we were able to find his exact date of death and service number etc. He served in 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment and was killed on 27th February 1917. My Nan was born in 1914 and sadly never got to know her father, but he has now found his place in our family tree which he greatly deserves.
Charles H Jenkins
British Army Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Portsmouth
Capt Cuthbert Edmond Jenkins CdG.
British Army 10th Btn Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Cuthbert Jenkins served as a Captain with the 7th and 10th Battalions, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
Pte. Ernest Jenkins
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Littletown
Ernest Jenkins was discharged in 1919
2Lt Francis Howard Jenkins
British Army 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry) Btn Somerset Light Infantry
from:Bristol
(d.2nd September 1918)
L/Sjt. Frank Mason Jenkins MM.
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:4 Neville's Terrace, Dafen, llanelli
(d.8th May 1918)
Frank was the Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jenkins, of 4, Nevill's Terrace, Dafen, and he enlisted at Llanelli into the 9th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, which were part of 58 Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. The Division crossed to France during July 1915, and moved to positions near Loos. The Division fought during the opening attack of the Battle of Loos, and then moved to the Somme, where they took part in the second wave of the attack on Ovillers-La Boiselle on the 1st of July 1916, capturing the village at heavy cost, and fought through the Somme Battles of Pozieres and the Ancre in 1916. They then moved North to Ypres, taking part in the Battle of Messines, and fought on the Menin Road and at Polygon Wood, before moving up to Broodseinde, Poelcappelle and Passchendaele Village itself. In 1918 they were caught up in the German Spring Offensive near St. Quentin, where they suffered terrible casualties. They moved to Ypres, but were caught up in the German attack at Messines. Frank was wounded here, and died on the 8th of May 1918. He was 27 years old, and is buried at Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Sadly Frank is not commemorated on the Dafem Memorial.
Pte. Fred Jenkins
British Army 9th Battalion Welch Regiment
from:Aberdare
(d.4th November 1918)
Fred Jenkins is buried in Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-Au-Bois.
Pte. George Edward Jenkins
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Scots
from:Bradford, Manchester
(d.22nd August 1916)
My great uncle, George Jenkins served in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots and was fatally wounded on the Somme battlefields. He died in hospital in Boulogne on 22nd of August 1916 aged 18 years and is buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery but I am not sure in which battle or incident he sustained his injuries. My father believes from conversations with his in-laws that he was not hospitalised for too long and that it may have been a sniper shot outside of a main battle event. I know that his mother received notification that he was hospitalised and began packing to travel to him but of course that was not possible. I believe she went to the grave with Alice my great aunt at the earliest opportunity after the war and they returned every year before her death. He was their only son and I am told she went to bed for a year.
His memory lives on, we have a beautiful oval gilt-framed sepia picture of him in uniform that hung in my great aunt's bedroom until she passed. I have his medals, pictures and the entry of death posted in the Manchester paper by my great grandfather and grandmother and his sisters. (my great aunt and grandma)
My wife and I went to Boulogne in 2012 and found his grave. The last visit prior to ours was about 1969 when I went with my parents, great aunt and grandma. We are off to France again in November 2017 to visit the battlefields and his grave at Boulogne. George was greatly loved.
Pte. Henry Jenkins
British Army Black Watch
from:Dunfermline
Henry Jenkins was about 18 or 19 when he walked from Dunfermline to Perth to sign up.
Gunner Horace Frederick Jenkins
British Army 173rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Est Ham
Pte. James Jenkins
British Army 10th/11th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
from:Bellshill, Glasgow
(d.31st Oct 1916)
Pte. Jenkin Edward Jenkins
Australian Imperial Force 22nd Battalion
from:Bendigo, Victoria
Jenkin Jenkins was captured by German forces at Mouquet Farm on 26th of August 1916 after being wounded in action. He was a POW at Minden POW camp. Details are outlined in his Record of Service on the National Australian Archives website.
Pte. John Jenkins
British Army 20th Btn. Middlesex Regiment
(d.20th Sep 1916)
Jack Jenkins was my great uncle, born in Spitalfields East London, he enlisted at Shoreditch in July 1915.
Pte. Neily Jenkins
Australian Imperial Forces 15th Btn.
from:Cooktown, Australia
It appears from the WWI service record, that Neily Jenkins was taken from the 55 CCS in the field to the 8th General Hospital at Rouen on 24th December 1917 with rheumatism.
Capt. Robert William Jenkins
British Army 5th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Netherside Bradwell by Sheffield
Robert William Jenkins was the head of Robert Jenkins & Co Ltd Engineers and Boiler makers of Rotherhamad. In researching soldiers from Bradwell Hope Valley, Derbyshire, I came his name.
Robert Bartle Jenkins
British Army 5th Btn. C Coy. South Wales Borderers
(d.18th Feb 1917)
Robert Jenkins was my great uncle. I don’t really know much about him, but I know he died in the war and is buried in France.
You will not be forgotten.
Private Thomas Jenkins
British Army King's Own Scottish Borderers
Thomas Jenkins was serving with the 6th Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers when he died on 30th September 1918. Born in Jarrow in 1881, he lived and enlisted in Edinburgh. He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Pte. Walter Cecil Jenkins
British Army 2nd Btn Scots Fusiliers
from:Reigate Surrey
(d.30th June 1916)
Walter Jenkins was born in Reigate in 1896 and was baptised on 19 July 1896 at St Phillips Church, Nutley Lane, Reigate. He was the son of Walter and Fanny Jane (nee Bryant) Jenkins. In 1901 they were living at 6 Nutley Lane Reigate, and in 1911 they had moved to Clyde Cottages, New North Road, South Park, Reigate.
Walter enlisted at Guildford Surrey into the Scots Fusilier’s 2nd Battalion, Service No 16863. He first went to France on 30 July 1915. He was killed in action on 30 July 1916, probably at the Battle of the Somme, his body was never found. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial and was awarded the 1915 star, British and Victory Medals
From Surrey Mirror dated 1 June 1917: "Pte. Walter Cecil Jenkins Royal Scots Fusiliers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins of South Park, reported missing on 30 July 1916, is now reported killed on that date. He started his career at Dale’s Nursery Reigate, from whence he went to Hethersett Gardens and upper Gatton Park and later to Cobham. He made rapid advance as a gardener, and before he was 18 years of age went to a good berth in Belgium in the early part of 1914. He escaped from Belgium at Christmas in that year, after some exciting experiences, and it was with great joy to all his friends when he suddenly turned up, as nothing but one post card had been received from him since the outbreak of war. He had a fortnight’s holiday, and joined up in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. After six months training in Scotland he went to France in July 1915. Having been wounded in the ankle by Shrapnel, he was three months in hospital, and went out again in March 1916. In the following July he was in the big push, and was then as stated above reported missing. Now the news has arrived that he was killed. He was only 20 years of age, and had given promise of considerable success in life."
Pte. William Henry Jenkins
British Army 16th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:19 Dumfries St, Treherbert, Glamorgan, Wales
(d.4th Nov 1918)
William Henry Jenkins, son of Thomas and Lucy of 50 Gwendoline Street, Treherbert, Glamorgan, was born in 1899. He was killed in action on the 4th November 1918 between 5.30am and 6.15am when the 16th Battalion came under shell-fire at Englefontaine, France. He is buried at Englefontaine British Cemetery.
Pte. William John Jenkins
British Army 2nd. Battalion Duke of Wellingtons West Riding Rgt.
from:Middlesbrough
(d.5th May 1915)
Photo of William J. Jenkins, 2nd Btn. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment, "The Drums" and copy of his last postcards home.
Pte. William Owen Jenkins
British Army 13th Btn. Welsh Regiment
from:Merthyr Tydfl
William Jenkins was my father-in-law whom I believe enlisted 2 Dec 1915 with 13th Welsh Battalion and received a medical discharge on 26th of July 1917. Received British Medal, Victory Medal and Silver Badge. I believe he was wounded in France.
Pte. Norman Jenkinson
British Army 2nd MT Coy. Royal Army Service Corps
from:Wardle, Rochdale
My Grandfather, Norman Jenkinson enlisted in the RASC, his truck suffered a direct hit. As a result received 20% burns to his body. He was discharged on the 4th of October 1919. He died in 1961.
Pte. Frederick Jenks
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Buttevant, Ireland
Pte. Arthur Jenner
British Army 1st Btn. East Kent Regiment
from:Camberwell, London
(d.28th Aug 1917 )
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