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William Stanley JONES

Regimental number50075
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolState School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
Address56A Oban Street, Hawksburn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, William Jones, 56A Oban Street, Hawksburn, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets, Ballarat
Enlistment date10 December 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st General (Victorian) Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 21 March 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Pamela Louisa JONES, 27 Cambridge Street, Armadale, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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