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JONES, Harry
| Service Number: | 4460 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1915, Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, South Australia, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postman |
| Died: | 4 May 1953, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Row 10, Grave 42 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4460, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916 | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4460, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4460, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 4460 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephanie Damiani
Harry Jones was born in the small town of Gawler, South Australia, Australia in the year 1897. He grew up there and was raised by his mother, Louisa Jones. Once he reached a mature age he became a postman and delivered the mail around his neighbourhood.
World War One began when he reached the age of 18. He enlisted the following year when he had turned 19 and embarked on his journey in early 1916 to wherever the world required the help of the Australian Imperial Force in war.
He fought extremely bravely for the next 3 years and soon returned home in the year 1919. He lived happily in the town of Gawler for the remainder of his life.
A tragic day occurred in early May 1953 where Jones sadly passed away at the age of 56. He was buried at the AIF Cemetery in Adelaide to honour the outsanding services he provided and to pay tribute to his continual contributions to his country.
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