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JONES, Thomas Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 498 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melrose, South Australia, 23 December 1896 |
| Home Town: | Melrose, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Melrose Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 6 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery II C 5 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melrose 'In Memory of the Fallen" Great War 1914-18, Melrose Memorial Institute Honour Roll, Melrose RSL Community Room and Story Board, Melrose School Roll of Honour, Melrose War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 498, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 498, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 498, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Thomas was the son of Thomas Owen and Edith Mary Jones of Melrose. Arthur attended the Melrose State School and was described as an all round athlete, a member of the local Methodist Church and was popular among a large circle of friends. Arthur died of wounds received while storming a pill-box at Flers on October 6, 1917 aged 20 years and 10 months and is buried at the Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Belgium.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US
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