JONES, Herbert
| Service Number: | 6616 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 December 1916, Moore Park, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, near Newcastle, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Medical Student; Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Brettoneaux, France, 9 July 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot V (5); Row E, Grave I. His name is located at panel 91 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT., Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Moore Park, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6616, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6616, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Born 1888, Hamilton, near Newcastle, New South Wales.
Father James Jones and Mother Margaret Anne Jones (nee _____) of Hamilton, NSW.
Prior to enlisting he lived at Railway Street, Cooks Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales.
Siblings:
Brother: James Richard Jones
living at 108 Railway Street, Cooks Hill, Newcastle NSW
Previous service: 1 month Citizen Military Forces
Described on enlisting as 26 years 9 months old; single; 5' 10 3/4" tall;
Roman Catholic.
12/12/1916 Enlisted at Moore Park, New South Wales
7/2/1917 Embarked from Sydney on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire
as a Private in 20th (NSW) Battalion, 19th reinforcements
11/4/1917 disembarked into Devonport, England
26/4/1917 sick (pneumonia) to Fargo Hospital - Rollestone, England
2/6/1917 discharged from hospital
3/6/1917 marched in to 5th Training Battalion, Rollestone, England
9/10/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton
10/10/1917 marched in from England to Havre, France
13/10/1917 marched out to unit
15/10/1917 joined 20th Battaliion in the Field
16/12/1917 Sick with pneumonia - admitted to Field Ambulance, Belgium
admitted to No.2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station in the Field
22/12/1917 to Ambulance Train No.7
31/12/1917 invalided to England, ex Etaples, France
31/12/1917 Embarked fro England, ex France, per Ville de Liege
admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital
with Lobar Penumonia
4/1/1918 admitted to 1st Auxillary Hospital, Harefield, England
18/1/1918 discharged for furlo (leave)
1/2/1918 marched in from Admin HQ, London, ex furlo
16/4/1918 marched out to overseas training brigade, Hurdcott
7/5/1918 proceeded overseas to France, ex Longbridge, Deverill
8/5/1918 marched in from England to Etaples, France
10/5/1918 rejoined 20th Battalion from hospital, France
9/7/1918 killed in action, France
buried by: Reverend P G Crawford
buried at: Hamelet Australian Cemetery, 2 1/2 miles South-East of Cobie
and 1 3/4 miles east of Villers-Brettoneux, France
(confirmed 8 October 1919)
21/4/1920 Family advised Herbert's body had been exhumed and reburied in:
buried in: Crucifex Corner Cemetery , Villers-Bretonneaux, France
Plot V (5); Row E, Grave I
Medals:
British War medal (56390); Victory medal (55470); Memorial Plaque and
Memorial Scroll (247927)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 14/2/2015. Lest we forget.
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