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JONES, Raymond Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 79 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted as Colour Sergent |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalgety Street, St Kilda, Victoria, April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Essendon State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, Bullecourt I, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 79, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted as Colour Sergent | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 79, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 79, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion, Actually demotion for using a false leave pass in London. | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 79, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 79 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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