Alexander Cecil Turner JONES

JONES, Alexander Cecil Turner

Service Number: 830
Enlisted: 26 August 1914, Enoggera, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bombay, India, 11 January 1885
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Insurance agent
Died: Overdose of Chlorodyne, Lemnos, Greece, 10 March 1915, aged 30 years
Cemetery: East Mudros Military Cemetery
East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

26 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 830, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enoggera, Queensland
24 Sep 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 830, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 830, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane

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Biography

"Died from an overdose of Chlorodyne or some similar drug, stated to have been self administered and taken whilst in an exhausted condition from the effects of congestion of larynx and bronchial tubes caused by influenza..." - from his Service Record (recordsearch.naa.gov.au) page 23