Regimental number | 137 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | State School |
Age on arrival in Australia | 8 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Tobacco worker |
Address | Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie Eliza Jones, 12 Station Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cor Xemetery (Plot XXXVII, Row F, Grave No. 6), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ralph and Ellen JONES; husband of Annie JONES, 12 Station Street, Moreland, Victoria. Native of Launceston, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | His father left Australia as a munition worker and after two years abroad, whilst returning was taken ashore, ill at Bombay and died. (Wife) |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |