"In memory of our beloved soldier, he died so that we might live"
JEAYS, Albert Frederick
Service no 197 Private 9th Battalion
Born 18 September 1892 at Brisbane Son of Mrs. Mary Ann JEAYS Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Enlisted 28 August 1914 in Brisbane Served in Egypt and Gallipoli Wounded at Gallipoli 28 June 1915 Returned to Australia 19 June 1916 per 'Themistocles'
All Australia Memorial Queensland Edition Section B
JEAYS, Arthur Vivian
Service No 2722 Private 9th Battalion
Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of Mary Ann JEAYS Of Seamount, Shorncliff, Sandgate, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Ironmonger Enlisted 14 August 1915 Returned to Australia 25 January 1919
JEFFERIES/JEFFRIES, James
Service No 3069 Private 26th Battalion
Born London, England Husband of Lilian May JEFFERIES Of Dee River, Mount Morgan, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Platelayer Enlisted 16 August 1915 Returned to Australia with Phthisis 16 October 1916
JEFFERIS, Arthur
Service No: 348 Sergeant 2nd Light Horse
Born: Rockhampton, Queensland Mother: Mrs E.A. JEFFERIS Of Electra St, Bundaberg, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Shoeing Smith Enlisted: 26 October 1914 Embarkation: 21 December 1914 from Sydney per ‘Persic’ Age: 36 years Served in The Middle East Returned to Australia per ‘Wiltshire’ Discharged: 11 December 1918
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JEFFERSON, Elliot Silvester
Service No 3778 Private 1st Australian General Hospital
Born Toowoomba, Qld. Son of T JEFFERSON Of Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 20 August 1915 Returned to Australia 16 March 1918
JEFFERY, Edward Richard
Service No: 6043 Private 9th Battalion
Born: Ingham, Queensland Father: John JEFFERY Of ‘Devon Farm’ Herbert River, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Farm Hand Enlisted: 28 February 1916 Embarkation: 8 August 1916 from Brisbane per ‘Itonus’ Age: 19 years Served in England & France Wounded in Action: 7 May 1917 Returned to Australia: 1 March 1919 per ‘Somali’ Discharged: 8 April 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JEFFERY, Walter Henry
Service No: 1703 Private 31st Battalion, 49th Battalion
Born: 4 May 1892 at Gympie, Queensland NOK listed as Brother: Albert Edward JEFFERY C/O Mrs. PALMER of Cooran, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 21 July 1915 Embarkation: 3 January 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Kyarra’ Age: 24 years Served in Egypt & France Accidentally injured: 14 September 1917 Wounded in Action: 28 March 1918 Returned to Australia: 22 May 1919 per ‘Armagh’ Discharged: 14 July 1919 Also served WW2 Service No: Q90474
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 19 February 1916 page 22
JEFFREY, Albert
Service No 2717 Private 9th Battalion
Born Gympie, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Resided Gympie, Qld. Enlisted 16 August 1915 Returned to Australia 04 February 1919
JEFFREY, John
Service No: 4473 Private 25th Battalion
Born: Toowoomba, Queensland NOK listed as Sister: Mrs. Walter GRAY Of Lawrence St, Toowoomba, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Station hand / Shearer Enlisted: 4 October 1915 Embarkation: 31 March 1916 from Sydney per ‘Star of Victoria’ Age: 39 years Served in Egypt, France & England Illness Returned to Australia: 27 July 1917 per ‘Demosthenes’ Discharged: 26 October 1917
Queenslander Pictorial Supplement 13 May 1916 page 23
JEFFREY, Peter
Service No: 4528 Private 15th Battalion, 47th Battalion
Born: 1891 in Queensland Son of James & Elizabeth JEFFREY nee BLACK Of Ebborvale, Ipswich Line, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 6 September 1915 Embarkation: 31 January 1916 from Brisbane per ‘Wandilla’ Age: 23 years Illness: Chronic Asthma Returned to Australia: 10 April 1917 per ‘Benalla’ Discharged: 18 May 1917 as Medically Unfit
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JEFFREY, William Stuart
Service No: 3336 Private 15th Battalion
Born: Ipswich, Queensland Mother: Elizabeth JEFFREY Of Claremont, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Coal Miner Enlisted: 30 July 1915 Embarkation: 2 October 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Seang Bee’ Age: 21 years Served in Egypt & France Wounded in Action: 8 August 1916 Reported Killed in Action: 11 April 1917 Later Reported Wounded in Action & Captured.11 April 1917 POW in Germany Repatriated to England on 21 January 1918 Returned to Australia: 17 May 1918 per ‘Dunluce Castle’ Discharged: 24 December 1918
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JEFFREYS, Leslie Gordon
Service No: 6367 Corporal 22nd Battalion
Born: Sydney, NSW Son of John & Jennie JEFFREYS Husband of Edith Isabel JEFFREYS Of 154 Campbell St, Rockhampton, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 12 October 1916 Embarkation: 23 November 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Hororata’ Age: 27 years Served in England, France & Belgium Killed in Action: 3 October 1917 Commemorated at Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium (Panel 23)
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JEFFRIES, Maurice Edward
Service No 1503 Private 3rd Australian General Hospital
Son of Edward JEFFRIES Of Denison Street, Rockhampton, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Bullock Driver Enlisted 24 December 1914 Returned to Australia 21 November 1916
JEMPSON, Francis Edward Wedlake
Service No 6589 Private 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born Townsville, Qld. Son of M JEMPSON Of Griffith Street, West End, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Railway Night Officer Enlisted 27 November 1916 Returned to Australia 23 March 1919
JENKINS, Albert Victor
Service No 3267 Private 25th Battalion
Born Charters Towers, Qld. Son of Salina JENKINS Of Day Dawn Ridge, Charters Towers, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Resided Rockhampton, Qld. Enlisted 22 March 1915 Served on the Western Front Returned to Australia 22 July 1917
JENKINS, Edgar William George
Service No 4812 Private 31st Battalion
Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of E A JENKINS Of Enoggera, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Stockman Enlisted 05 October 1915 Returned to Australia 08 January 1919
JENKINS, Evan
Service No 2626 Sergeant 9th Battalion
Born Swansea, England Son of Grace JENKINS Of 12 Kendrick Road, Barrydock, Glamorganshire, Wales Occupation prior to enlistment Blacksmith Enlisted 17 April 1915 Embarked from Brisbane 16 August 1915 Awarded Meritorious Service Medal 'For consistently good work and devotion to duty from 25th February to 16th September, 1918, Sergeant JENKINS, as a cook and latter as Sergeant Cook, has stood out as an example to all ranks of wholehearted devotion to duty. His work as a cook has always been looked upon with admiration and under all conditions the men of his company have been well fed due largely to his own personal energy. As Sergeant Cook, his supervision and organisation have ensured that excellent meals were prepared and sent up hot to men in the line even under the most trying conditions.' Returned to Australia Died 01 August 1923
JENKINS, John James
Service No 5854 Private 26th Battalion
Born Toowoomba, Qld. Son of Thomas James and Harriet JENKINS Of 'Camperdown' Hill Street, Toowoomba, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Electrician Enlisted 06 July 1916 Died of Pneumonia 03 February 1917 Aged 18 years Buried Durrington Cemetery 174 Wiltshire, England
JENKINS, Leonard John
Service No 1432 Private 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born Charleville, Qld. Son of John Britton JENKINS Of Charleville, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Stockman Enlisted 20 July 1915 Returned to Australia 13 March 1919
JENKINS, Rupert Lewis
Service No: 2949 ER/2/Corporal 2nd Light Horse, Anzac Provost Police corps
Born: Walgett, NSW Father: Henry JEMKINS Of Alpha Queensland Central Railway, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Selector Enlisted: 13 April 1916 at Rockhampton Embarkation: 12 September 1916 from Sydney per ‘Kabinga’ Age: 19 years Served In the Middle East Returned to Australia: 5 August 1919 per ‘Madras’ Discharged: 19 September 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JENKINS, Thomas Charles
Service No: 688 Private 25th Battalion
Born: 1885 at Townsville, Queensland Son of William & Mary JENKINS nee RAY Of Aikenvale via Townsville, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 9 November 1916 Embarkation: 21 June 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Suevic’ Age: 31 years Served in England, France & Belgium Wounded in Action: 11 January 1918 Returned to Australia: 22 May 1918 per ‘Kanowna’ Discharged: 3 September 1918 Died: 2 July 1958 Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Victoria
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JENNINGS, Ernest John
Service No 3348 Sapper 6th Field Company Engineers
Born London, England Son of Clara JENNINGS Of Clock Cottages, Beaver Lane, Ashford, Kent, England Occupation prior to enlistment Painter Resided Townsville, Qld. Enlisted 16 August 1915 Awarded Military Medal Returned to Australia 27 April 1919
JENNINGS, Francis William Henry
Service No: 6794 Private 15th Battalion
Born: 1895 at Jimboomba, Queensland Son of Joseph & Martha JENNINGS nee ANDERS Of Jimboomba Beaudesert Line, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Blacksmith Enlisted: 20 October 1916 Embarkation: 17 November 1916 from Brisbane per ‘Kyarra’ Age: 21 years Served in England & France Wounded in Action: 14 August 1917 Killed in Action: 18 September 1918 Buried: Jean Court Communal Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row A, Grave 19
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JENNINGS, William John
Service No 384 Private 30th Battalion
Born Northampton, England Son of James JENNINGS Of 97 Appleton Road, Monmouthsire, Wales Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 03 December 1915 Returned to Australia 22 May 1919
JENSEN, Christopher
Service No: 3843 Corporal 25th Battalion, 49th Battalion
Born: Gin Gin, Queensland Mother: Jensina JENSEN Of Walla Rd, Gin Gin, Queensland Married in England: 22 June 1918 Wife: Grace Eleanor JENSEN nee EDDLESTON Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 18 September 1915 Embarkation: 31 January 1916 Age: 29 years Served in Egypt, France & England Wounded in Action: 6 April 1917 Returned to Australia: 16 September 1919 per ‘Canberra’ Discharged: 8 November 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JENSEN, Frederick Charles Jens
Service No 1887 Gunner 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of Jens Peter and Alice Elizabeth JENSEN Occupation prior to enlistment Contractor Resided Ipswich Road, South Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 17 August 1915 Served on the Western Front Killed in action 08 October 1918 Aged 35 years Buried Bellicourt British Cemetery I B 4
JENSEN, Hans Peter
Service No 2924A Private 31st Battalion
Born Magenstrup, Denmark Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided Mitchell, Qld. Enlisted 21 January 1916 Discharged in England 07 May 1919
JENSEN, John
Service No 3827 Private 50th Battalion
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Resided Memerambi, Kingaroy, Qld. Enlisted 14 September 1915 Returned to Australia 12 May 1919
JENSEN, Joseph Norman
Service No: 2401 Driver 15th Battalion, 4th Machine Gun Battalion
Born: 1891 at Gympie, Queensland Son of Godfred & Ann (Annie) JENSEN nee HOSKINS Of Horseshoe Bend, Gympie, Queensland Married in England on 6 November 1918 Wife: Rose Annie JENSEN nee BESANT Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 7 January 1915 Embarkation: 20 August 1915 from Sydney per ‘Shropshire’ Age: 24 years Served in Egypt, France & England Returned to Australia: 4 April 1919 per ‘Lancashire’ Discharged: 27 May 1919
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JENSEN, Peter
Service No 1415 Private 5th Light Horse Regiment
Born Warwick, Qld. Son of Peter and Madeline Sophia JENSEN Of Hendon, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 30 July 1915 Returned to Australia 12 July 1918
JENYNS, William Wesley
Service No: 27112 Private 9th FAB, 12th Trench Mortar Battery
Born: 1893 at Ipswich, Queensland Son of Thomas & Mary Ann JENYNS nee WILSBY Of Downs St, North Ipswich, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Striker Enlisted: 9 March 1916 Embarkation: 30 September 1916 from Sydney per ‘Aeneas’ Age: 23 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia: 21 March 1918 per ‘Euripides’ Discharged: 2 August 1918
Queenslanders who fought in The Great War
JESSEN, Christian Johannsen
Service No 2456 Private 47th Battalion
Born Gympie Qld. Son of Andrew and Fredericka Egedius JESSEN Husband of Nellie JESSEN OF Booyal, Isis Branch, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer Enlisted 22 April 1916 Killed in action 07 June 1917 Aged 25 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
JESSEN, John Karston
Service No 5776 Private 41st Battalion
Born Maryborough, Qld. Step son of E JESSEN Of Wooroolin, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 11 February 1916 Served on the Western Front Returned to Australia 27 December 1918
JEWELL, Alfred Frederick
Service no 3116 Private 13th Field Company Engineers
Son of Ada Emma SMITH Of 105 Kennigo Street, Valley, Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 18 August 1915 Returned to Australia 13 April 1919
Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 26 February 1916 page 22.
JEWELL, James William
Service no 6042 Private 9th Battalion
Born April 1893 Homebush QLD Occupation prior to Labourer Enlisted 24 February 1916 Rockhampton QLD Served in France Died of Wounds, 17 July 1918, Borre, France. Buried Borre British Cemetery Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region, France Plot: II. C. 26.
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JIMMIESON, David
Service No 4813 Driver 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of M A JIMMIESON Of Rocklea Road, Sherwood, via Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 06 September 1915 Returned to Australia 17 July 1919