Source: British Home Children Who Died in the First World War and Township of Zorro site.
Family Search: When Private Alfred Ernest Jenkins was born on 16 April 1896, in Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Frederick Charles Jenkins, was 38 and his mother, Louisa Ann Goodman, was 40. He immigrated to Canada in 1913 and lived in Embro, Oxford, Ontario, Canada in 1918. He registered for military service in 1918. In 1918, at the age of 22, his occupation was listed as farmer in Embro, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He died on 28 August 1918, in Ligny-Saint-Flochel, Pas-de-Calais, France, at the age of 22.
This man was drafted under the 1917 MSA into the CEF on 5 January 1918 at London, Ontario. He was transferred overseas about the HMT Grampian arriving at Liverpool on 21 February 1918 and was placed at Bramshott Camp with the 4th Canadian Reserve Battalion.
After training, he was taken on strength with the 18th Battalion. He was sent to France on 2 June 1918 and arrived at the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp on 17 June 1918. There, he was trained and equipped in preparation for active duty with a line battalion.
He arrived at the 18th Battalion for active combat duty on 13 August 1918 and was wounded only 15 days later. He succumbed to those wounds.
Record Notes & Research
Son of Fredk. and Louisa Jenkins, of London, England.
Age
17
Ship
Lake Manitoba
Rank
Private
Unit
18th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, (Western Ontario Regment), Army
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Notes
Drafted.|Medical Examination taken 25 Oct 1917 in Woodstock, Ontario.
The following records have been discerned for Private Alfred Ernest Jenkins by Jennifer Layne for the BHCARA British Home Child Registry. Son of Louisa Ann Goodman and Frederick Charles Jenkins.
London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: Louisa Ann Goodman
Spouse Name: Frederick Charles Jenkins, Chair Carver
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 22 Apr 1878
Parish: Walworth St John the Evangelist
Borough: Southwark
Father Name: John Goodman, Dyer
Spouse Father: Frederick Charles Jenkins, Chair Carver
Register Type: Parish Register
1891 English Census records place the family of Louisa and Frederick Jenkins in Shoreditch, Haggerston, London, England.
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Alfred Ernest Jinkins
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1896
Registration district: Bethnal Green
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1c
Page: 158
London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Alfred Ernest Jinkins
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 10 May 1896
Father’s Name: Frederick Charles Jinkins
Mother’s name: Louisa Ann Jinkins
Parish or Poor Law Union: Bethnal Green St Philip
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers
Additional Information: Birth Date: 16 Apr 1896 | Frederick’s occupation was Chair Carver
London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: Alfred Jenkins
Age: 4
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1896
School: Southampton Street School
Borough: Southwark
Admission Date: 27 Aug 1900
Parent: Fredk
Notes: Southampton Street School (0242) opened in 1974. Partially reorganized to form Dovedale Manor School in 1913 and Oliver Goldsmith School in 1931 (See Separate Lists). Became Southampton Way School in 1938. Again renamed Dovedale School in 1951
Reference Number: LCC/EO/DIV07/SOU/AD/010
Additional Information: Address: 110 Harris Street | Birthdate: 16.4.1896 | Left School 22.48.1904
1901 English Census records place Alfred Jenkins as the Nephew of Caroline Goodman (Sister-in-Law) and George Cately of St. Giles, Camberwell, London, England. George was a Chimney Sweep by trade.
Library and Archives Canada
Given Name(s): Alfred
Surname: JENKINS
Age: 17
Gender: M
Ship: LAKE MANITOBA
Port of Departure: Liverpool
Date of Departure: 1914-02-27
Port of Arrival: Saint John
Date of Arrival: 1914-03-12
Year of Arrival: 1914
Destination: Woodstock, Ontario
Type of Records: Passenger Lists
Microfilm Reel Number: T-4829
Children travelling together: J14CM
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1c
Item Number: 88496
Draft Attestation papers were signed 5 Jan 1918 in Woodstock, Ontario. Alfred Jenkins was born 16 Apr 1896 in an Unknown place. He was a Farmer by trade in Embro, Ontario, R.R. No. 4. Next of Kin was Siss Pressley or Fulham, England. He appeared 21 years and 8 months of age, 5’6″ in height with a medium complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair. His religion was noted as Church of England.
Next of Kin listing was his sister, Violet Daisy Jenkins Pressley who married Percy Pressley on 26 Dec 1913 in Fulham, London, England and remained in the area with her family until her death in Mar 1958.
Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action, that he died of a Shrapnel wound to the abdomen and was admitted deceased at No. 7 Casualty Clearing Station in Agnes-les-Duisans, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Next of Kin was A. Jenkins of Shorne, West Gravesend, Kent, England. He was buried in Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery, Averdoingt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: Il. E. 32.
In addition to his Military memorial, his sister Violet Daisy Pressley had written on his grave, “Gone but not forgotten”.
Find A Grave Memorial# 56446899
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