Daniel JENKINS

Regimental number7/218
AddressGolden Bar, Deep Creek, Canvastown
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJanette Hughes, Bleangarw, South Wales
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
FateDied of wounds 24 July 1915
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 71), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of John and Margaret Jenkins, of Abercrave, Radnorshire, Wales.
Medals

Mention in Despatches

'Mentioned in General I. Hamilton's despatch of the 26th August 1915. (Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 5 November 1915

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body
Age at death34