Regimental number | 227 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
School | Carlton State School, Victoria |
Other training | Football, boxing and running |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | 137 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Beatrice Elizabeth Jones, 137 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 18 months with 6th Inf Brigade. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Sergeant |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Prominent athlete, footballer and boxer and excellent leader of men. Winning a Military Medal on 4 October 1917 Passchendaele. (Wife) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Nieppe |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 9), Nieppe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Norah JONES; husband of Beatrice E. JONES, 28 Church Street, Flemington, Victoria. Native of Carlton, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |