JONES, Tresselyn
| Service Number: | 1149 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lawrence, New South Wales, Australia, 12 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia and measles, At sea (on board HMAT Beltana), 23 May 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, England, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coffs Harbour Roll of Honor, Coffs Harbour St John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1149, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1149, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1149, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 23rd May…… Tresselyn Carlyle Twible Jones was born at Lawrence, New South Wales on 12th October, 1889.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd January, 1916 as a 26 year old, single., Labourer from Coffs Harbour, NSW.
On 13th May, 1916 Private Tresselyn Jones, Service number 1149, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Beltana (A72) with the 9th Infantry Brigade, 36th Infantry Battalion “D” Company.
Private Tresselyn Jones died at 10.40 pm on 23rd May, 1916 at Sea on board HMAT Beltana (A72) from Pneumonia following Measles. Private Jones was the first of six deaths on board HMAT Beltana (A72) between 13th May to 11th June, 1916.
The Senior Medical Officer, Transport A72, advised Ships Q’Master in writing on 30th May, 1916: “with reference to the above you are directed to destroy at once all military and civilian clothing issued to and formerly in the possession of the late Pte T. Jones, of D Co., 36th Bn.”
Private Tresselyn Jones was buried at Sea from on board HMAT Beltana (A72) on 24th May, 1916. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Tress Jones is remembered on his mother’s headstone in Coffs Harbour Historic Cemetery, Coff Street, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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