LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman William Joseph JENKINS
Service No: 58542
Born: Broken Hill NSW, 15 December 1910
Enlisted in the RAAF: 2 July 1942
Unit: No. 14 Airfield Construction Squadron, Morotai
Died: Ground Accident, Morotai, 4 May 1945, Aged 34 Years
Buried: Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Joseph and Janet Jenkins, of Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Roll of Honour: Broken Hill NSW
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At Morotai on 4 May 1945, Leading Aircraftman Jenkins, a Plant Operator, died from injuries when a construction vehicle ran over him.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/20/269