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JONES, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 609 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Seymour, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandong, Vic., 1885 |
| Home Town: | Rushworth, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Whroo State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tubercular Peritonitis, No. 11 Australian General Military Hospital, Caulfield, Vic, 3 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Rushworth Public Cemetery, Victoria C E 11 28 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rushworth St. Paul's Church of England Great European War Roll of Honor, Wandong War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 609, 37th Infantry Battalion, Seymour, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 609, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 609, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Eliza Gladden (Collyer) Jones (1850 ~ 1941) & William Jones of Rushworth (1850 ~ 1930) Vic.
He saw service on the Western Front & was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
He died at the No. 11 Australian General Military Hospital Caulfield Vic of Tubercular Peritonitis, his service history indicates he suffered from Bronchitis throughout his deployment overseas.
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