BORN HULL 1877. SON OF JOHN HENRY JENKINS & SARAH ANN (SLATER). HE MARRIED IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1901 WIFE EMILY MARY SAWLE (1878-1945), OF CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND. HE ENLISTED IN THE NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. SERVED WITH THE 3RD RIFLE BRIGADE. WAS KILLED AT THE BATTLE OF MESSINES ON 14/05/1917, AGED 40. BURIED AT BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY, NORD, FRANCE
First name:
WILLIAM
Military Number:
228395
Rank:
Rifleman
Date Died
14/05/1917
Place died:
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
Age:
40
