Jenkin Rees
First Name:
Jenkin
Last Name:
Rees
Mother's Name:
Amelia (nee Brown)
Father's Name:
Edward Rees
Date Enlisted:
Monday, February 21, 1916
Rank at Enlistment:
Pte
Rank at Discharge:
Pte
Unit:
1st Battalion
Company:
C
Service:
Infantry
Awards:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Date of Death:
Tuesday, August 4, 1959
Place of Death:
Wollongong
Cause of Death:
Old age
Details:
Jenkin Rees, the son of Edward and Amelia, was born in 1892 in Wollongong. He enlisted in the A I F on the 21st of February, 1916, and embarked on H M A T Euripides with C company, 1st Battalion. He served on the Western Front and was wounded in action on the 5th of May, 1917. He received a gun shot wound to his back and was evacuated to hospital in England. He was returned to Australia in June 1918 and discharged from the A I F 10th February 1919. He died in Wollongong on the 4th of August, 1959.
Sources:
NAA: B2455; REES JENKIN 6368
