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Francis William JONES

Regimental number2272
Place of birthNew Norfolk Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSignalman
AddressBranxholme, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ada Kate Jones, 63 Balfour Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date23 October 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 October 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameOctober 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Light Railway Operating Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death23 January 1949

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