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Alfred James JONES

Regimental number1086
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionSalvation Army
OccupationLabourer
AddressBlyth, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, William L Jones, Blyth, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 12 months in the 91st Infantry, Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date4 June 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps Details
FateReturned to Australia 13 March 1918
Discharge date21 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Field Marshall', 13 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit, wounded: bullet wound, loss of right eye), Hobart, 21 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, JONES Alfred James

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