| Regimental number | 2392 |
| Place of birth | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bootmaker |
| Address | 6 Chelsea Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 112 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Jones, 6 Chelsea Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A75 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'What was his Calling?' 'King and Country' (answer from mother) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sam White and Elizabeth Mary JONES. Native of Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 12 November 1915; discharged, 14 January 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 64 days. Allotted to 56th Bn, and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 10 April 1916 (influenza). Transferred to and taken on strength of 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 19 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1460401: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 4937 Corporal H. WILLIAMS, 15 June 1917: 'On the 19th July at Fleurbaix Informant saw Jones in our front line trenches just before the charge. Informant did not see Jones again, but from his own experience, he believes that he was killed in No Man's Land on the night of the 19th.' |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES George
Red Cross File No 1460401 |
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