Private John Wesley Jenken
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Jenken,
John Wesley
Date of birth: 1897-06-10
Place of birth: London Canada
Next of kin: Ben Jenken (father,) 1 Base Line, Westminster, London, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Driver
Occupation (normalized): Motor Vehicle Driver, Specialisation Unknown
Religion: Methodist
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. E. 23.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 401040
Highest Rank:
Private
(15th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 15th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 11th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-06-11 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: During the attack on Vimy Ridge, he was instantly killed by a fragment from an enemy shell
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297220
LAC ID:
492553
Service file: B4811-S024
Uploader's Notes: Son of Benjamin and Susan Jenken, of London, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 11th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-17