Lance Corporal James Jennings

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: James William Jennings

Ancestor's date of birth: 27/01/1879

Ancestor's date of death: 24/08/1952

Cause of Death: Angina Heart

Service Number: 257

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided

Unit: NSW Imperial Bushmen

Rank attained in Boer War: LCPL, Date Effective: 10/10/1900

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): Detail not provided

Murray Page: 92

Contingent: 4th New South Wales

Ship: S.S. Armenian Date of Sailing: 23/04/1900

Other Boer War Service: Nil.

Memorial details: Detail not provided

Decorations: Detail not provided

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Detail not provided

Details of service in war: May 1900-May 1901 in Rhodesia under Carrington and west Transvaal including capture of de la Rey's convoy and guns at Wildfontein (24 March 1901).

Service and life after the Boer War: WW1 Training troops Liverpool Camp. Horses (Walers) to India?? British Army Pension ??? Later Life School Teacher and Head master,

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Thomas James Jennings, Tahmoor NSW 2573
Relationship to Ancestor: son

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