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Sidney JONES

Regimental number3556
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolState
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPolisher
AddressHale Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eva Alice Jones, Hale Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces
Enlistment date30 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 July 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Sydney Jones on NR
Place of death or woundingHamel, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 13), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Eva Alice JONES, 153 Eaglenton Street, Kew, Victoria. Native of Brisbane
Family/military connectionsE.J. Singleton, 1st Air Mechanic, uncle.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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