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Son of Joseph Jenkins and his wife Cristian Henterson, of Magnetawan, Ontario. He arrived in England on board the S.S. Caronia. On 11 November 1916, held appointment of Acting Sergeant in the 162nd Batttalion. Transferred to 36th Reserve Battalion on 5 December 1916 and was struck off strength from the 3rd Battalion on 4 January 1917, joining the 19th Battalion. He reverted to Pte (permanent grade on arrival in France) on 14 January 1917. He stated he was single, and listed his civilian occupation as farmer. His last given address was Magnetawan, Ontario. Pte Jenkins is also commemorated on the Magnetawan Memorial in Magnetawan, Ontario having made the supreme sacrifice.
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Page 263 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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VIMY MEMORIAL Pas de Calais, France
Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Vimy Memorial, which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The Memorial is signposted from this road to the left, just before you enter the village of Vimy from the south. The memorial itself is someway inside the memorial park, but again it is well signposted. At the base of the memorial, these words appear in French and in English:
Inscribed on the ramparts of the Vimy Memorial are the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as 'missing, presumed dead' in France.
A plaque at the entrance to the memorial states that the land for the battlefield park, 91.18 hectares in extent, was 'the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the people of Canada'. Construction of the massive work began in 1925, and 11 years later, on July 26, 1936, the monument was unveiled by King Edward VIII.
The park surrounding the Vimy Memorial was created by horticultural experts. Canadian trees and shrubs were planted in great masses to resemble the woods and forests of Canada. Wooded parklands surround the grassy slopes of the approaches around the Vimy Memorial. Trenches and tunnels have been restored and preserved and the visitor can picture the magnitude of the task that faced the Canadian Corps on that distant dawn when history was made.
On April 3, 2003, the Government of Canada designated April 9th of each year as a national day of remembrance of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
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