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JONAS, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Pingelly, Pingelly, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Milkman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Pingelly Memorial Rotunda |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 26, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 26, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 26, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth Jonas of the Commercial Hotel. Bussellton, WA. Brother of Esther Jonas of St Joseph's Convent, Fremantle, WA
Next of kin given as a friend W. Parkes of Pingelly WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the York Senior Cadets, WA for about 6 months