Harold William Robert JONES

Regimental number1927
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
SchoolBowral District High School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAssistant maltster
AddressThe Maltings, Mittagong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Henry Jones, The Maltings, Mittagong, New South Wales
Previous military service43rd Infantry; Lieutenant in the Australian Citizen Military Forces
Enlistment date12 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Place of death or woundingHutecourt, nr Peronne, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHebecourt British Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Alice Gertrude JONES, Mittagong, New South Wales. Native of Christchurch, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal