Book of Remembrance entry
JENKINS, ELVAS ELLIOTT. 1911.
Fairfield S.S.; Queen's; former student of Arts.
17.9.14, Spr. 2nd F.C.E.; sailed 21.10.14; L/Cpl. 1.4.15; 2/Cpl. 7.7.15; T/C.Q.M.S. 30.8.15; to 1st Pnr. Btn. 10.3.16; 2/Lt. 12.3.16; Lieut., 14.6.16.
He was sent out to make a reconnaissance near Albert, was shot by a sniper, and died of wounds on 2oth July 1916. He was the first Australian to fall on the Somme. He was buried at Dantzig Alley in the British Cemetery near Mametz.
Fairfield S.S.; Queen's; former student of Arts.
17.9.14, Spr. 2nd F.C.E.; sailed 21.10.14; L/Cpl. 1.4.15; 2/Cpl. 7.7.15; T/C.Q.M.S. 30.8.15; to 1st Pnr. Btn. 10.3.16; 2/Lt. 12.3.16; Lieut., 14.6.16.
He was sent out to make a reconnaissance near Albert, was shot by a sniper, and died of wounds on 2oth July 1916. He was the first Australian to fall on the Somme. He was buried at Dantzig Alley in the British Cemetery near Mametz.
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?Early education at Fairfield Secondary School, Fairfield, VIC, Australia
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?Tertiary education at University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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1914Military service as Sapper 17 September 1914
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1916Death in Albert -- Somme, France 20 July 1916
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