Regimental number | 8731 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Jewish |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Glebe Point, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Albert Jonsen, Havilland, 196 Glebe Point Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 29th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Field Ambulance, Reinforcement 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian General Base Depot |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'At POZIERES on the morning of the 5th August, 1916 after working all night, hearing that number of wounded men were lying in No Man's Land, unattended these men [8731 O.C. JONSEN, 8529 A.A. PORTER] volunteered to go forward, and proceeding through a heavy barrage continued to dress the wounded through heavy shell fire until their supply of dressings was exhausted. They then carried in wounded under heavy fire.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |