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Jonathan JONES

Regimental number392
Place of birthNewport, Monmouthshire, England
Place of birthNewport, England
Age on arrival in Australia32
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraph linesman
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinStep-Sister, Miss Sarah Morgan, c/o J Walton, Acacia Creek, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 October 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 April 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death37
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
135
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie JONES. Native of Newport, Monmouthshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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