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George JONES

Regimental number11768
Place of birthCashel, Dookie, Victoria
SchoolState School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationState school teacher
Address77 Ross Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, G J Jones, 77 Ross Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date6 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 14
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 August 1917
Place of death or woundingMenin Road, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialVlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 6), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Jesse and Julie JONES, 128 Flinders Street, Thornbury, Victoria. Native of Cashel Dookie, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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