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Victor Stanley JONES

Regimental number6100
Place of birthGuildford, Western Australia
SchoolGuildford State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressEast Guildford, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Walter Llewellyn Jones, Martha Street, East Guildford, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces
Enlistment date17 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialUnderhill Farm Cemetery (Row C, Grave Bo. 37), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and F.I. JONES, Harper Steet, Guildford, West Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4532 Pte Lionel Walter JONES, 11th Bn, killed in action, 22-25 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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