Cyril Philip Jennings, Royal West Surrey

1892 Jul 29. Born Chelsea, London

1892 Oct 23 Baptised London. His father is a Police Constable

1901 census at 93 Marlboro Buildings, Chelsea

1911 census at Tilney, Lambert Road, North Finchley (same address as on his MIC)

1914 Sep 14 Enlisted . He was a hotel attendant.

1915 Aug 25 Landed in France

1918 Mar 27. Royal West Surrey. The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. Cyril Philip Jennings.

1918 Sep 4. Marriage licence to Kate Notley. They were married Jul/Sep 1918. She might have died Maidstone in 1919 but without the cert I could not be sure

1919 Sep 27. Service Battalions. R.W. Surr. R. The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lts. to be temp. Lts.: — C. P. Jennings.

1920 Apr 28 Demobbed

1920 Aug 8 Joins ADRIC with service no 80. Posted to J Coy.

1920 Dec 28. Promoted Section Leader i/c transport

1921 Feb 13. The local IRA mounted an attack on the auxiliaries using the Billiard Room on the ground floor of the Macroom Town Hall. IRA men John Crowley, Jimmy Murphy, Dennis Kelleher were the men attacking. They threw 2 bombs through the window and opened fire. They wounded 3 Auxiliaries. From the compensation claims the wounded were T/C Harvey Kemp £600, T/C Jennings £200, T/C Matson £150

1921 May 18 Posted to Depot

1921 Jun 4 Posted to Q Coy

1921 Aug 12. Re-engaged for another contract with ADRIC

1922 Jan 14. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC

1923 Apr/Jun Marries in Barnett to Phyllis Athey

1923 May 22. Leaves UK on SS Diogenes for Australia with his wife Phyllis. He is a "clerk" and they travel 3rd class to Melbourne

1924 He was a factory hand and he and his wife were living at Commercial Rd, Yarram, Victoria.

1936 They are living at at Division St, Welshpool, Canning, West Aus. He is a "clerk"

1939 Oct 2. Made himself 2 years younger to enlist at Perth WA.

1942 they are at 10 Miont St, Victoria Park, Fremantle, West Aus He is a "soldier"

1944 Apr 27 Discharged from Australian Army

1954 They are a Kallamunda Rd, Maida Vale, Guildford, West Aus.

1957 Died Perth, Western Australia

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