JONES, Samuel Joseph
| Service Number: | 19803 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1915, Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, 4 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Brigids Catholic School |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman/Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 October 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19803, Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19803, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 19803, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19803, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19803 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...19803 Gunner Samuel Joseph Jones, 8th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB). Gnr Jones, a clerk from Fitzroy, Victoria, enlisted on 4 November 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 20 May 1916. He served in France in 1917 where he was wounded and sent to England to recover. Here he is wearing 'Hospital Blues', comprising of a white shirt, red tie and blue coat and trousers. A notice describing the conditions recuperating men and their visitors must abide by is nailed to the barrack's wall behind him. Gnr Jones returned to the Western Front where he was again wounded and died on 25 October 1917 age 22. He was buried in the Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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