Ernest JONES

Regimental number6873A
Place of birthCollingwood, Victoria
SchoolUnknown
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHawker
AddressSouth Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M.M. Jones, 398 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1917
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 11), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of M.M. GIAQUINTO (formerly JONES), 2 William Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Melbourne, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; admitted to Ship's Hospital, 24 November 1917; discharged, 25 November 1917; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 15 December 1917.

Entrained Gabbary, 5 January 1918; embarked on HMT 'Abbasaiah', 8 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 13 January 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 23 January 1918, and marched into 6th Training Bn, Fovant, the same day.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 April 1918; marched into New Zealand Infantry and Base Depot, Etaples, 17 April 1918.

Taken on strength of 23rd Bn, 20 April 1918.

Killed in action, 4 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, JONES Ernest