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William Thomas JONES

Regimental number80
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolKelvin Grove State School, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressQueen's Road, Hamilton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 5"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Jones, Jones' Quarry, Jondaryan, Queensland
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/16/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Machine Gun Company
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of illness.
FateDied of disease 28 January 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
178
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Morgan and Margaret JONES, Jondaryan, Queensland. Native of Brisbane

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