Regimental number | 6147 |
Place of birth | Tambo, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 41 Brown Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs M Spickett, 41 Brown Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 22 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916. Found guilty, No 3 Command Depot, 4 November 1916, of insolence to an NCO: awarded 24 hours' detention. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 December 1916; marched in to 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 13 December 1916. Found guilty, 28 December 1916, of being absent without leave from 8.15 am parade, 27 December: forfeited 2 days' pay. Joined 13th Bn, in the field, 2 January 1917. Admitted to 1st Anzac MDS, 17 January 1917 (diarrhoea); rejoined Bn, 19 January 1917. Wounded in action, 4 February 1917 (gun shot wound and diarrhoea); admitted to 4th Division Rest Station, and discharged to duty, 7 February 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 9 February 1917. Reported Missing in Action, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported Prisoner of War, interned at Minden, Germany. Repatriated from Germany; arrived England, 25 November 1918, and admitted to King George Hospital, Stamford Road, London (debility); discharged on furlough, 4 December 1918, to report to AIF Headquarters, London, 4 January 1919. Extension of leave granted to 10 January 1919. Granted leave with pay and subsistence [fees 7/6- per week], 13 January-12 March 1919 (Non-Military Employment: study, attending Halifax Tenchnical College. Married Evelyn CORDER, St Martin's Church, Halifax, 11 March 1919. Granted leave from 12 March to 12 May 1919 with pay and subsistence (Non-Military Employment: attending wool course, Thomas Crossland, 137 Lunbridge Road, Bradford). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 26 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 19 September 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 7 January 1921. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 1764 William John JONES for first period of service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES William John |