JONES, Robert Clyde
| Service Number: | 5404 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forbes, NSW, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Orange Public School Memorial Avenue, East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5404, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5404, 4th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5404, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5404, 56th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5404 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alice Maud JONES
Commeorated Orange Cemetery
Biography contributed by Bradley Bliss
Robert Clyde Jones was born in Forbes in 1895 and was a labourer. He enlisted on 11th January 1916 just 6 days after his 21st birthday.
Jones was unmarried with both his parents passed away. His next of kin is listed as his stepbrother, Perceival Lewis who lived in Sydney.
Jones commenced his service as a Private with the 56th Infantry Battalion in Egypt in May of 1916. He was later reallocated to the British Expeditionary Force in France. In less than a year he was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal. Sadly, Jones was killed in action just 5 months later on the 26th September 1917 somewhere in the fields of France or Belgium. He was just 22 years of age.
Jones died taking part in the famous Battle of Polygon Wood. It is not surprising that he has no known grave, many bodies were lost and makeshift graves destroyed during heavy fighting such as that at Polygon Wood.
Lance Corporal Robert Clyde Jones’ name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.