Why was he with this regiment? Any information would be appreciated. Need assistance on Who/Where/What/How for this man who is on the Australian Commemorative Roll which is for those "Australians" who died in other Allied Services. If proved not to be "Australian" their names will not be removed from the Commemorative Roll however their details will be updated accordingly. I have researched the Air Force members but there are many more Land and Sea deaths in a myriad of different forces. There is not a lot of information on these people that can be accessed easily and I ask your assistance to fill in at least some of the gaps. Hopefully some relatives may see this thread and add more. I will make a different thread for each along the way as they may tend to get lost if clumped together. In Memory of Serjeant LEONARD EDWARD JENNINGS 865955, 67 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery who died age 37 on 14 November 1942 Son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Jennings, of Trimley, Suffolk; husband of Olive Reeve Jennings, of Perth, Western Australia. Remembered with honour ALAMEIN MEMORIAL Seems this one was English married to an Australian or his wife was living in Australia. He was killed/died a few days after the 2nd battle of El Alamein.
If I'm reading the NAA file header correctly, his widow (& son ?) emigrated to Perth post-war. (File not digitised) JENNINGS Olive Reeve, Lawrence [Application by British migrants for assisted passage] - Contents date range 1948 - 1948
Could be the chap: From England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name:Leonard Edward Jennings Date of Registration:Jul-Aug-Sep 1903 Registration district:Woodbridge Inferred County:Suffolk Volume:4a Page:1118
Could be the chap: FromEngland & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Would make him 39 so maybe he told a fib when he enlisted. Cheers Geoff
