Regimental number | 3793 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | 274 Montague Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L E Jones, 274 Montague Street, Albert Park, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets, Bendigo. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Philip H. amd Mrs L.H. JONES, 42 York Street, West Richmond. Native of Bendigo |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 1 February 1916 (dental); discharged to duty, 1 March 1916. Admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 18 March 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to duty, 28 March 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File 1460805: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES Mark Somerville
Red Cross File 1460805 |