Regimental number | 5692 |
Place of birth | Paddington, New South Wales |
School | Forest Lodge Superior Public School |
Other training | Clerical |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Roseville Cottage, Gordon Road, Roseville, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, J.A. Jones, Pearson's Avenue, Gordon, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Compulsory Training Scheme |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be William Augustas Jones on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No. 4), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 37 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Annie Isabella JONES, Archer Street, Chatswood, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Could not read RoHc |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |