Regimental number | 2156 |
Place of birth | Gympie, Queensland |
School | Gympie Central School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Carlton Hill, Gympie, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, W C Jones, Carlton Hill, Gympie, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets, Gympie |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of prisoner of war Turkey 31 July 1917. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt William Draper Jones on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row B, Grave No. 3), Iraq |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; William Charles and Mary Marie JONES, Elgin Street, Calton Hill, Gympie, Queensland |
Miscellaneous details | P O W DIED OF DYSENTERY.BURIED BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY |