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JONES, Wilfred Dray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4297 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Buckinghamshire, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Garfield Road Government School England |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Boan & Bros. Roll of Honour, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Men Who Laid Down Their Lives Honour Roll, Guildford State School Honour Roll, Guildford War Memorial, Guildford and District Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4297, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 29 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4297, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4297, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4297, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4297 awm_unit: 12th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Flora JONES of Bulwer Street, North Perth, WA
Husband of Mary nee DAVIES
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