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JONES, William Rees
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 198 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale,WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Windemere, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Ballarat State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row G, Grave 22 Headstone inscription reads: To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kulin Roll of Honour, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 198, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale,WA | |
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| 1 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 198, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 198, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 198, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 198 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-06-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Isaac Jones and Minnie Jones nee Moore. Husband of Lily Jones of 94 Raglan Road, North Perth, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal