| Regimental number | 30590 |
| Place of birth | Moulamein, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Law student |
| Address | Balranald, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, G W Jones, Balranald, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 22 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 30577 Pte Thomas Connor JONES, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action, 5 April 1918; 2680 Pte Donald Shaw JONES MM, 58th Bn, killed in action, 2 September 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 23 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 January 1917; marched into Australian Details Camps Nos 6 & 7, Perham Downs, 30 January 1917. Marched into Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill, 31 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 August 1917; taken on strength, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, 14 August 1917, and posted to Brigade Ammunition Column. Detached to 4th Army Headquarters, 17 July 1917 (escort duty); rejoined unit from detachment, 24 July 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 19 September 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 7 October 1918. Found guilty, 14 January 1919, of failing to appear at a place of parade appointed by his CO in that he on 12 January 1919 was absent from 7.45 am parade: awarded 1 day's Field Punishment No 2. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 22 April 1919. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 16 June 1919; discharged, 14 July 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 29 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 28 August 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 8 October 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 22 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES Hugh Shaw |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
