John Philip JONES

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Service Numbers:	943, 384
Enlisted:	11 August 1914, using the alias John Philip Hardman.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps
Born:	Salford, Lancashire, England, 19 February 1885
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Salford Technical School, Lancashire, England
Occupation:	Electrical engineer
Died:	Killed in action, France, 1 January 1918, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Tancrez Farm Cemetery, Belgium

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11 Aug 1914:	Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, using the alias John Philip Hardman.
19 Aug 1914:	Embarked Private, 943, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
19 Aug 1914:	Involvement Private, 943, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
4 Mar 1915:	Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 943, following return to Australia.
13 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, AIF, using the alias John Philip Hardman.
21 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, 384, promoted to Sergeant.
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, 384, with 20th Battalion.
22 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, 384, landed at Gallipoli with the 20th Battalion.
2 Dec 1915:	Wounded 384, (right hand) in action.
1 Jan 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, killed action on 1 January 1918 by artillery fire which hit his dugout near Frelinghien, Nord.

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