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George JONES

Regimental number4631
Place of birthCamberwell, London, England
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolIlderton Road, Bermondsey, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationForeman, brewery
AddressStirling Street, Leake Estate, Northam, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8.5"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Jones, 95 Verney Road, Rotherhithe, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 November 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 October 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 12 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWhen at school he won eight medals for conduct and regular attendance. (Mother)
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1916
Place of death or woundingSausage Valley, Somme, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialSunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 4), Contalmaison, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
146
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs E. WILKINS (formerly JONES) 95 Verney Road, Rotherhithe, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Enmbraked Fremantle, 12 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916.

Transferred to and taken on strength of 48th Bn, 2 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916.

Killed in action, 6 August 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, JONES George

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