Regimental number | 786 |
Place of birth | Paratoo, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Nackara, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | W Jones, Nackara, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A6 Clan Mccorquodale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 11 August 1915 gun shot wound, head, left groin); dmitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 16 August 1915; listed as 'dangerously ill', 2 October 1915 (gun shot wound, right thigh); 'out of danger' 2 November 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HS 'Karoola', 4 November 1915; discharged (medically unfit: wounded), Sydney, 5 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES Harry |