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JONES, Edward George Rooke
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 64 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR) |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Crabbes Creek, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 42 Headstone inscription reads: Faithful until death |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mullumbimby Brunswick Circuit Methodist Church HR, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 64, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 64, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 64, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 64, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounding occured between 25-30 April 1915 Bullet wound to the shoulder | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 64, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), Firstly reported MIA then KIA abt 6th August,1915 Lone Pine |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry R. and Anne E. Jones, of Crabbes Creek, New South Wales
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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