Regimental number | 1321 |
Place of birth | Moorilda, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Moorilda, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Jones, Moorilda, New South Wales |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Lithgow, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: taken on strength, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 28 December 1915. Sick to hospital, 25 February 1916; admitted to 1st Australian stationary hospital, Ismailia, 1 March 1916; to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 6 March 1916; discharged to duty, 10 March 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel el Kebir, 20 March 1916. Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 18 May 1916 (enterica); discharged to duty, 20 May 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Double Squadron, Serapeum, 6 July 1916; 4th Australian Camel Regiment, Abbassia, 2 November 1916. Admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 11 January 1917 (tonsillitis); transferred to Choubra Hospital, 12 January 1917 (diptheria); discharged to duty, 6 February 1917. Transferred to 17th Company, Imperial Camel Corps, 7 February 1917. Wounded in action (gun shot wound, slight: knee and hand), 27 March 1918; admitted to 66th Casualty Clearing Station, Jerusalem, 4 April 1918; taken on strength, ABD Coy, Abbassia, 22 May 1918; transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, 10 April 1918. Transferred to and taken on strength of 14th Light Horse Regiment, Surafend, 19 July 1918. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 28 October 1918; Corporal, 19 January 1917; Lance Sergeant, 2 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board 'Dongala, 24 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 28 August 1919; discharged, 28 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |