Regimental number | 430 |
Place of birth | Bridport, Tasmania |
School | Taught at home |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Ferney Hill, Golconda, North East Coast, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Frances H Jones, Golconda, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Kandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 31). Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 132 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frances Harrington and the late William Henry JONES, Golconda, Tasmania. Native of Bridport, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 3453 Pte Peter Robert Harrington BREWER MM, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919; 1872 Pte Arthur Stanley HOODLESS, 9th Bn, died of wounds, 25 February 1917; 1837 Pte Cyril James HOODLESS, 9th Bn, died of wounds, 31 May 1917; 7239 Pte James William Victor BUSH, 12th Bn, killed in action, 10 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |