Regimental number | 33667 |
Place of birth | Mt Victoria, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | Spring Garden, Granville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 155 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Margaret C Jones, Smith Street, Granville, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 16 months in Transport Horses, South Africa (Boer War); member for 10 years, Blackheath Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Medium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/129/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit, wounded: gun shot wound, left forearm, compound fracture), Sydney, 24 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 3126), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES David James |