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JONES, Stanley George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 799 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ferntree Gully, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Knox, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 799, Surrey Hills, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 799, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 799, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 799, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 799, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 799, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 799 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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