Regimental number | 3965 |
Place of birth | Essex, England |
True Name | JONES, Edward |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 167 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs N Dodds, Melbourne GPO, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | No 4 Tunnelling Company and 1st Reinforcements (May 1916) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1816; taken on strength, 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, 29 September 1916. Admitted to 4th London Field Ambulance, 21 February 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 26, 23 February 1917, and admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, 24 February 1917 (trench fever); transferred to England, and admitted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, 1 March 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 26 March 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 19 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: impaired vision), Melbourne, 7 November 1917. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Church of England Section), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DODDS Edward |