Regimental number | 1086 |
Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria |
Religion | Salvation Army |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Blyth, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William L Jones, Blyth, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served for 12 months in the 91st Infantry, Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C 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 | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps Details |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES Alfred James |