JONES, Seymour Cadvan
| Service Number: | 182 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Carmarthen, Wales, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Trangie, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 182, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 182, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 21 Feb 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 182, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 182 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-02-21 |
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Births Mar 1889 Jones Seymour Cadvan Carmarthen 11a 893
Seymour was the son of David and Margaret Jones, of Cash Boot Stores, Hall Street, Carmarthen. Seymour emigrated to Australia from London, but when war erupted, volunteered at Rosehill, NSW to serve with the 13th Battalion, Australian Infantry on 27 September 1914. On 22 December 1914 Seymour embarked at Melbourne with the battalion, and moved to Egypt. The battalion landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, and took part in heavy fighting. On 20 May 1915 Seymour was evacuated sick, spending several months in and out of hospital with various ailments. He landed in France on 8 June 1916, but was soon in hospital in England. Finally on 19 January 1917 Seymour returned to duty, joining the 45th Battalion, which was still on the Somme, attached to the 3rd Australian Division. On 21 February 1917 a party of the battalion attacked the German lines opposite Stormy Trench, near Gueudecourt, promoting a heavy bombardment on their positions by the Germans. Seymour was killed during the bombardment. He was 29 years old.