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Alfred Arthur JONES

Regimental number2349
Place of birthLongford, Tasmania
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLongford, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Henry Alfred Jones, Longford, Tasmania
Enlistment date29 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 27), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Dora JONES, Patuna, Longford, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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