Jorgan Christian Jensen
Private, 50th Battalion (South Australia). Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 639 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 50th Battalion (South Australia). Australian Imperial Force (register: 50th Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 2 April 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 8th June 1917 on this day → all of 1917 →
- Born
- the 15th and January 1891 at Logstor, Aalborg, Denmark
- Died
- 31st May 1922 at Adelaide, Australia
- Memorial / grave
- at Australian Imperial forces Cemetery, Adelaide and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On the 2nd April 1917 at Noreuil, France, Private Jensen, with five comrades, attacked a barricade behind which were about 45 of the enemy and a machine gun. One of the party shot the gunner and Private Jensen rushed the post and threw in a bomb. Then, with a bomb in each hand, he threatened the rest and made them surrender. He sent one of his prisoners to another group of the enemy, ordering them to surrender, which they did, but our troops began firing on them, whereupon Private Jensen, regardless of danger, stood on the barricade waving his helmet, and the firing stopped. He then sent his prisoners back to our lines
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JENSEN, Jorgan Christian. (reg No. 639).
Private. 50th Battalion (South Australia). Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 8th June 1917.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Born on the 15th and January 1891 at Logstor, Aalborg, Denmark.
Died on 31st May 1922 at Adelaide, Australia.
Memorial on grave at Australian Imperial forces Cemetery, Adelaide and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads:. On the 2nd April 1917 at Noreuil, France, Private Jensen, with five comrades, attacked a barricade behind which were about 45 of the enemy and a machine gun. One of the party shot the gunner and Private Jensen rushed the post and threw in a bomb. Then, with a bomb in each hand, he threatened the rest and made them surrender. He sent one of his prisoners to another group of the enemy, ordering them to surrender, which they did, but our troops began firing on them, whereupon Private Jensen, regardless of danger, stood on the barricade waving his helmet, and the firing stopped. He then sent his prisoners back to our lines.
Australia.
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