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John William JONES

Regimental number32
Place of birthAbystic Park
Place of birthMystic Park, Victoria
SchoolBalranald Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPakia Station, Balranald
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Jones, Swan Hill PO, Swan Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date22 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 June 1915
Place of enlistmentFlemington, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name24th Battalion, Transport Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal RollImperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1916
Place of death or woundingMagebra
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial, Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
10
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Helena HARTWELL (formerly JONES) and the late John E. JONES, Swan Hill, Victoria. Native of Mystic Park, Victoria

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