Sydney “Syd” Jenkinson
Sergeant · #RH1095671* · S (inferred)
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Service number | #RH1095671* |
| Patrol | S (inferred) |
| Known as | “Syd” |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 17 Nov 1943 |
What this roll records
Rank not found online. Rhodesian/Southern Rhodesia (SR) enlistment number - these service records are not published online. Where to look: National Archives of Zimbabwe, and UK MOD Army Personnel Centre Historic Disclosures for men who transferred to British units.
Checked CWGC 27 Jul 2026: no matching casualty. Rhodesian LRDG ("S" Patrol, SR/RH service number) - rank would need Rhodesian/Southern Rhodesia service records or the LRDG Rhodesian roll.
Patrol S (S1/S2) INFERRED from Rhodesian/South African service number (SR/RH prefix) - the LRDG Rhodesian & S.African squadron formed S Patrol. Specific S1/S2 not individually confirmed.
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 17 Nov 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Sergeant Jenkinson, service no. RH1095671; taken prisoner of war, 17 Nov 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix V, Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA).
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
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