William Stanley (Bill) JONES

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Service Number:	50075
Enlisted:	10 December 1917, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	East Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 3 September 1890
Home Town:	Hawksburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Barkly Street Uniting Church Memorial Window

10 Dec 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50075, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 50075, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 50075, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
31 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK
16 Jul 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 21st Infantry Battalion
18 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 22nd Battalion from reinforcement’s 21st Battalion in the Field France
2 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50075, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Killed in Action Shell Wound West of Mont St Quentin Along side Private Cunningham Burial supervised Platoon Sergeant 1112 Sgt Willis
2 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 50075, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 50075 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-02

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