Thomas Jenkins
1st Welsh Regiment
Unit/Regiment | Welsh Regiment |
Battalion | 1st |
Rank | Private |
Service Number | 22232 | Theatre of War first served in | (1) France |
Date of entry therein | 28/04/1915 |
Age at Death | 21 |
Date of Death | 05/05/1915 |
Burial/Memorial Reference | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium |
CWGC Family Details | Son of Stephen and Sarah Jenkins, of 3, North Road, Newbridge, Mon. His brother William John also fell. |
SDGW – Where Born | Newbridge, Mon |
Enlisted | Newport, Mon |
Resided | Newbridge, Mon |
How Died | Killed in action |
Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Medal Entitlement | 1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal |
Notes | Commemorated on the Celynen Collieries Roll of Honour
His brother - William John Jenkins is commemorated on the Broadhaven War Memorial - Information courtesy of the West Wales War Memorial Project |