Regimental number | 16136 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 'Araroa', Birkley Road, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Matilda Eliza Jones, 'Araroa', Birkley Road, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/39/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8424 Sergeant Kenneth Harcourt JONES, No 10 Company, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919. |
Other details |
Embarked Sydney, 15 December 1916; disembarked Suez, 19 January 1917. Taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, 18 February 1917. Transferred to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, 28 February 1917. Admitted to 74th Casualty Clearing Station, Marakeb, 22 August 1917; transferred to No 6 Hospital Train, 22 August 1917, and admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital; transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 25 August 1917; classified unfit by Medical Board, 3 October 1917 (neurasthenia); attached for duty to 14th Australian General Hospital, 5 October 1917. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hiospital, 8 May 1918 (heart); rejoined unit from hospital, 24 July 1918. Commnced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Aneas', 1 January 1919 (debility); disembarked Melbourne, 5 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney, 19 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents: Jonas and Matilda Elizabeth (nee Suggate) JONES |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Manly Cemetery |