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Spencer Roy JONES

Regimental number4155
Place of birthRiverton, South Australia
SchoolRiverton Public School and Gawler High School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressRiverton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.8
Height5' 8"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Jones, Riverton, South Australia
Previous military serviceEnlistment deferred on account of teeth; since attended to.
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 11 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27
Place of burialBorre British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
66
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: T.H. and Florence Adeline JONES, Riverton, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1886 Sapper Clifton Theodore JONES, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, JONES Spencer Roy

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