JONES, Alan Stoakes
| Service Number: | 1970 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rye, Sussex, England., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Queen Elizabeth's School, Cranbrook, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Seaman-mercantile marine |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Bullecourt, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1970, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1970, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1970, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1970 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1889 Jones Alan Stoakes Rye 2b 1.
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 9th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
He was 28 and the sixth son of Edward Percy Stoakes-Jones and Annie Jones, of 20, Watchbell St., Rye, Sussex, England.
Age on arrival in Australia 21
Enlistment date 28 January 1915
Place of enlistment Brisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistment Private
Age at embarkation 26
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/26/2
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 April 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
Marked devotion to duty and initiative in charge of Lewis machine gun. (Near Le Barque 24-26 February 1917).
Recommendation date: 10 March 1917
He is remembered on the Rye War Memorial.
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