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JONES, Robert Clair
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1287 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1915, Adelaide, City of Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Woodville Park, Port Adelaide, SA, 22 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, 20 June 1957, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, City of Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1287, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1287, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1287, 1st Light Horse Regiment |
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Studio portrait of 1287 Sergeant Robert Clair Jones, 3rd Light Horse Regiment who was a 21 year old clerk from Port Adelaide, South Australia when he enlisted on 20 January 1915. He embarked for overseas as a Private with the 8th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 26 August 1915 aboard RMS Morea. Following active service in Egypt, Sinai, Gaza and Jordan, he returned to Australia on 26 June 1919.
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