George James JONES

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Service Number:	1132
Enlisted:	7 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Forest Lodge School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 May 1915
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row A, Grave 6 Chaplain W. McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Young, strong and brave his life he gave that we may live in peace, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

7 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1132, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1132, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1132, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Son of James Samuel and Margaret Elizabeth Jones of 1 Salisbury Street, Camperdown, NSW formerly of Albion Street, Annandale, NSW

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

Also served in the Citizen Military Forces

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