Regimental number | 3802 |
Place of birth | Uralla New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Uralla, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M J Jones, 483 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On 4th July, 1918, during the operation at VAIRE WOOD, east of CORBIE, these Company Stretcher Bearers [3802 W.J. JONES, 3582 G.B. ROWE, 3529 C.F. PARTRIDGE] displayed great gallantry and devotion to duty. They went forward with the first wave and although the enemy artillery and machine gun fire were consistently heavy, worked with untiring energy throughout the day. The Company suffered heavily but these three stretcher bearers unremittingly searched the area traversed during the advance, until towards evening when they were almost exhausted. However, they persisted in carrying on until all our wounded were evacuated.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |