Regimental number | 3556 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | State |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Polisher |
Address | Hale Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eva Alice Jones, Hale Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Sydney Jones on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Adelaide 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 connections | E.J. Singleton, 1st Air Mechanic, uncle. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |