Regimental number | 29604 |
Place of birth | London, England |
School | Claremont State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | 103 Zebina Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs R M Jones, 103 Zebina Street, Mount Lawley, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served three years in the WA Infantry Rgt (Volunteers) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 118 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/136/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Chateau Wood, Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 1), Dickenbusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur Ward and Mary Amelia JONES; husband of Ruby Madeline JONES, 23 Coolgardie Street, Subiaco, Western Australia. Native of London, England |
Family/military connections | He was the eldest of 4 brothers who enlisted for the war, viz Charlie 27th Bn; Alfred, driver 12th Battery A.F.A.; and Fred, who enlisted in the Malayan Contingent, Singapore and transferred to the South Wales Borderers in England - he became Captain, 1st Bn, and was killed at Mametz Wood, Somme, 16 July 1916. Awarded the Military Cross. Twice mentioned in despatches. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |