JONES, John Albert
| Service Number: | 573 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Patrick's College, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Barman |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 573, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 573, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
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Military Medal
'Near FREMICOURT on the night of the 19/20th May, for their gallant conduct and faithful discharge of duty with the 2nd Australian Infantry Bridgade Field Post Office. The tent in which these three men [132 J.A. JONES, 11771 H.W. SCOTT, 2719 H. MOODIE] were working was heavily shelled. Realising the risk of loss of the mail and particularly the registered mail, they gallantly remained at their post a great risk to themselves for the purpose of removing the mails in their charge to a place of safety. They succeeded in removing most of the stock before a direct hit completely destroyed the tent.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917
OLD ST. PATRICK'S BOY WINS
MILITARY MEDAL.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones, of Chapel street, South Varra, have received
word that thdir son, Sergeant Jack Jones, has been awarded the Military Medal. Sergeant Jones (formerly of 5th Battalion), who was attached to the 1st Division, 2nd Infantry Brigade, displayed great gallantry in connection with the blowing up of a field post office outside Bapanme. Sergeant, Jones enlisted in the early stages of the war, and served through the Gallipoli campaign. Both he and his brother, Flight Lieutenant, Jones, are past pupils of St. Patrick's College, Melbourne
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