Regimental number | 5498 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Golden Square, Victoria |
School | Golden Square State School and Bendigo High School, Victoria |
Other training | Accountancy |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, R Jones, Laurel Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Athlete, good rifle shot. Winner of over twenty medals for shooting, and at High School sports and cadet competitions. (Father) Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne branch, 1 June 1915. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 3), Haucourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 73 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ralph and Charlotte Ellen JONES, Laurel Street, Golden Square, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, Bullecourt; taken prisoner of war. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 205. |