Leslie Theophilus JONES

Regimental number2152
Place of birthClifton Hill, Victoria
SchoolGold Street State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address21 Alexandra Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, T Jones, 21 Alexandra Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date24 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 17 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 08-9 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine
Date of death8 August 1915
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 29), Gallipoli, Turkey

The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey.

The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank.

The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here.

Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
50
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Theophilus and Elizabeth Booty JONES, 153 Queen's Parade, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: Captain Roy Hector JONES, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918 (died from the effects of service, 8 February 1921); Cousin: 614 Pte Stanley John THOMAS, 39th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal