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Brig.-Gen.

Noble Fleming Jenkins

† 19/08/1927 · aged 66 · Hastings Cemetery

Personal data

NameJenkins
InitialsN.F.
Christian nameNoble Fleming
Date and place of birthIslington, London; 29.10.1860
AddressGreycoat Gardens, S.W.

Extra information

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Educated at Rugby and the Royal Military College
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Served in the South African War, 1899 to 1902
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Died while trying to save a girl from drowning at St Leonards on Sea

Military data

RankBrig.-Gen.
Date of death
Age66
Cemetery / MemorialHastings Cemetery

Other information

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Brigadier-General of 75 Brigade in Feb. 1916. Deputy Com. of the Machine Gun Corps Training Centre in July 1916
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C.M.G., C.B.E.
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'The Noble Fleming Jenkins Lamp' - Grimsby Branch. Endowed on 02.11.1927. First lit on 03.12.1927 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Brig.-General Noble Fleming Jenkins, C.M.G., C.B.E., who gave his life in attempting to rescue a girl from drowning, St. Leonards-on-Sea, 19.8.1927." (Donated by is widow.) Brass plaques held at Talbot House.

Sources

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Liber vitae 1928 (mentioned under All Souls' Day)