Regimental number | 2433 |
Place of birth | Nant Peris, Carnarvonshire, Wales |
School | Nant Peris Board School |
Age on arrival in Australia | 35 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Quarryman |
Address | Chapbury State Quarry, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Father, John Jones, Broneryri, Mantperis, Llanberris, Carnarvon, North Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | His health broke down (cancer) while with the Forces in France. When the war came he felt it his duty to come and help the boys over here, so he volunteered and was in the trenches in France when his health broke down. He was fond of travelling and had been around the world. He has been buried at St Peris Cemetery. (Sister) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 41 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Llanberis (St. Peris) Churchyard (In South-East Part), Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary JONES, Bror-Eryri, Nant-Peris, Llanberis |
Family/military connections | He had a brother who volunteered about same time as himself and who was wounded twice and came back to Queensland to be mustered out, his name is Carador Owen Jones. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |