Regimental number | 2698 |
Place of birth | Strathalbyn, South Australia |
School | Strathalbyn Public School, South Australia |
Other training | "He was an all round useful man" |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shearer |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, George Jones, Strathalbyn, South Australia |
Previous military service | His Lft wrote us a good letter of him as a soldier and a man. He was a good character. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 60th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/77/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Yes, he had a lot of relatives serving. He had 3 nephews - could not read rest of RoHc |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux |
Age at death | 28.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row B, Grave No. 1), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of George and F. JONES, Strathalbyn, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |