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JONES, Theophilus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1029 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1915, Enlisted at Cunnamulla, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row B, Grave 78 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1029, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cunnamulla, QLD | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1029, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1029, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 1029, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shell wounds | |
| 6 Dec 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1029, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1029 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-12-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Jones of Mastendale Street, Wallsend, NSW. Brother of O.J. Jones
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal