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Peter Balranald JONES

Regimental number3844
Date of birth27 January 1882
Place of birthBalranald, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEdwin Jones, Yang Yang, Maude, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9.75"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Sydney Jones, Tempy, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Discharge date17 August 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 27 March 1916; joined 21st Bn, 4 August 1916.

Wounded in action, 6 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left knee and thigh, right shoulder), and admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to 44th Casualty Clearing Station; to 4th General Hospital, Camiers, 8 August 1916; to England, 20 August 1916, and admitted to Bradford War Hospital, 21 August 1916; to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 11 November 1916; discharged on furlough, 11 January 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 26 January 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 13 February 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 10 April 1917; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 17 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 June 1948
Age at death66
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery, Victoria

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