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Griffith John JONES

Regimental number5717
Place of birthLhanfairisgver, Carnarvonshire
Place of birthWales, England
SchoolMenai Bridge, Council School
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPlasterer
Address3 Euroka Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, R Jones, 3 Mount Street, Menai Bridge, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 05-8 May 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialVraucourt Copse British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
29
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and jane JONES, 5 Mount Street, Menai Bridge, Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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