| Regimental number | 27906 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kaituna |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.8 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Jenson, Whakatu, Hastings |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached) |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 77 Mokoia on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Ada Mary Jenson, Whakatu, Hastings, Napier. Native of Woodville, Wellington |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 24/809 Rifleman Edward Matthew JENSON, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 30 December 1916 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 12 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 June 1917. Wounded in action, 26 July 1917 (gassed, shell), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 August 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 3 August 1917. Court of Enquiry, 15 April 1918, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now reported "Killed in Action, 12 October 1917".' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 19 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18053413 |