James Henry JONES

JONES, James Henry

Service Number: 1377
Enlisted: 12 November 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Clare, South Australia, 23 March 1888
Home Town: Kensington, South Australia
Schooling: State Schools and Stourds Commercial College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation: Mason
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 27 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

12 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1377, 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 AIF WW1, Private, 1377, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert Jones and Johanna Jones nee Kelly of 43 Tarragon Street, Mile End, SA formelry of Kensington, Clare and Bridgewater, SA. Brother of Mary Ann Jones, Robert George Jones, John William Jones and Charles Leo Jones

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal