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David JONES

Regimental number4527
Place of birthBarmouth, Wales
Place of birthParmouth, England
SchoolCouncil School, Barmouth, Wales
Age on arrival in Australia16
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCordial maker
Address9 Lock Avenue, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinSister, Miss M Jones, 9 Lock Avenue, Ballarat, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Forces
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBallarat, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres Belgium
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXII, Row E, Grave No. 1), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Stevenson JONES. Native of Barmouth, Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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