Regimental number | 204 |
Place of birth | Kiama, New South Wales |
True Name | JONES, Robert Reardon |
School | Bowral Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Quarryman |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Quarryman |
Address | Boolwey Street, Bowral, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.8 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 125 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Jane Jones, Boolwey Street, Bowral, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served 3 years in 2nd Infantry Regiment,Citizen Military Forces; resigned 'owing to change of abode'. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance SGT |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | 'Y' Farm Military Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 3), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 162 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Robert and Jane JONES. Native of Bowral, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1192 Pte Edward Malcolm JONES, 11th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 3 March 1916; 351 Pte Charles Ernest JONES, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 July 1917; 203/5815 Corporal William Myles JONES MM, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Boolercy Street, Bowral, New South Wales. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JONES Robert |