JONES, Alfred Chaplin
| Service Numbers: | 80, 483 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, 2 years WA infantry, 3.5 years Derwent Militia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Kerang, Victoria, Australia, August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Harness maker |
| Died: | GSWs to right buttock & fractured femur, 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England , United Kingdom, 22 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 14), Surrey, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 80, 12th Infantry Battalion, 2 years WA infantry, 3.5 years Derwent Militia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 80, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 80, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Allotted SERN 483 | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 483, 3rd Field Company Engineers, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, GSW to right buttock & fractured femur Preparations for Bullecourt i Died of Wounds England | |
| 22 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 483, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 483 awm_unit: 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-08-22 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 22nd August…… Alfred Chaplin Jones was born at Kerang, Victoria in 1886.
An “Alfred Chaplain Jones” was listed in the Victoria Police Gazette in 1908 for being a deserter from H.M.S. Psyche. [His description: seaman, 22 years of age, 5 feet 6 ¼ inches, fair hair, blue eyes, fresh complexion, scar outside right calf and scar on left kneecap]
Alfred Chaplin Jones married Beryl (Isabel) Lakeland Benson on 29th January, 1910 in Hobart, Tasmania.
Alfred Chaplin Jones enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 19th August, 1914 as a 28 year old, married, Harness-maker from 32 Smith Street, North Hobart, Tasmania. [Description from Attestation Papers - 5 feet 6 ½ inches, light complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair. Tattoo on both forearms & right Bicep.]
Private Alfred Chaplin Jones embarked from Hobart, Tasmania on HMAT Geelong (A2) on 20th October, 1914 with the 12th Infantry Battalion, “A” Company. He proceeded from Alexandria on 2nd March, 1915 to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).
Private Jones was transferred to No. 3 Field Company Engineers at Anzac (Gallipoli) on 6th August, 1915 as Sapper from 12th Battalion.
Sapper Alfred Chaplin Jones was sent to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Anzac on 16th September, 1915 & was transferred to Hospital Ship on 17th September, 1915 with diarrhoea. He was transferred to Malta then on to Alexandria in October, 1915.
Sapper Jones was admitted to N.Z & A. Convalescent Hospital at Helouan on 9th November, 1915 with Diarrhoea. He was discharged to Overseas Base at Egypt on 23rd November, 1915 for light duty. He was admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis on 14th March, 1916 with Influenza. He was transferred & admitted to Convalescent Depot at Ras-el-Tin on 18th April, 1916 with Influenza. Sapper Jones was discharged to duty on 8th May, 1916.
Sapper Alfred Chaplin Jones embarked from Alexandria on 28th May, 1916 on S.S. Briton. He was admitted to Hilsea Hospital on 7th August, 1916 with V.D. from Engineers Training Depot. His pay ceased from 7th August, 1916 & he was discharged on 23rd August, 1916.
Sapper Jones was marched in to Engineers Training Depot at Brightlingsea, England on 13th November, 1916. He was written up for an Offence while posted at Engineers Training Depot at Brightlingsea, England – A.W.L. (absent without leave) from midnight on 21st December, 1916 to 2 pm on 28th December, 1916. He forfeited 7 days’ pay.
Sapper Jones proceeded overseas to France on 20th January, 1917 to join his Unit. He was marched in to A.G.B.D. (Australian General Base Depot) at Etaples, France on 23rd January, 1917 & joined 3rd Field Company Engineers on 5th March, 1917 from Reinforcements.
Sapper Alfred Chaplin Jones was wounded in action on 9th April, 1917. He was admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance on 9th April, 1917 with bullet wound/s to right Buttock then transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station the same day. Sapper Jones was admitted to Hospital at Rouen, France on 11th April, 1917 then embarked for England on Hospital Ship St. George on 26th June, 1917.
Sapper Jones was admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England on 27th June, 1917 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to right buttock & fractured femur.
Sapper Alfred Chaplin Jones died at 10.30 pm on 22nd August, 1917 at 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to buttock, excision Hip joint.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/i---l.html
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