John William JONES

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Service Number:	1018
Enlisted:	2 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Pulmonary Tuberculosis followed by heart failure, Australia, 11 May 1918
Cemetery:	Forbes Cemetery, NSW Section C.E, Forbes Cemetery, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1018, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
15 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1018, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: ''
15 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1018, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Sydney
18 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1018, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at 2 Military District
11 May 1918:	Involvement Trooper, 1018, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1018 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-05-11

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Son of John T. Jones and Mary A.E. Jones of Forbes, NSW; husband of Annie Theresa Jones of 23 Piper Street, Bathurst, NSW. Father of Phyllis Walsh

21 February 1917 - returned to Australia on board Euripidies

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal