Lieutenant-Colonel M.A. Jenkins
5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
1/4th Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

I find it hard to say how much Jenks will be missed by all of us who soldiers with him over the years. His boundless energy, great sense of humour, terrific skill at all games, so well backed up by his great fighting ability will always be remembered.

(Obituary, Stafford Knot, 1975, 11)

Born on 24 January 1909 Thornbury, Gloucestershire, Malcolm Bromley Jenkins enlisted with the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1926 before earning admission to Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1931 and served many years in India. He was active in regimental sports particularly rugby, hockey, and boxing. By September 1939, he was battalion adjutant and then served as a staff officer with the 176th Infantry Brigade.

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