Arthur Jenkins

Bank: Parr's Bank

Place of work: Herne Bay branch

Died: 28 September 1915

Arthur Cecil Jenkins was born in London on 3 August 1893, the only son of Arthur Frederick Jenkins, a carpenter, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth. In about 1911 he went to work for Parr's Bank.

In September 1914 Jenkins left his job at the bank's Herne Bay branch to join the army. By the following year he was a Corporal in The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), on active service in France. He was killed in action on 28 September 1915. He was 22 years old.

Arthur Jenkins is commemorated on a bank war memorial at NatWest Herne Bay branch.