Wallace Alfred JONES

JONES, Wallace Alfred

    Service Number: 2919
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 53rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Adelong, Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Convent School, Albury, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Billiard marker/Barman
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 March 1918
    Cemetery: Somer Farm Cemetery
    Grave A. 13, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
    Show Relationships

    World War 1 Service

    26 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2919, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    26 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2919, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
    17 Mar 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2919, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2919 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-17

    Help us honour Wallace Alfred Jones's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

    Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

    Commemorated on the entrance gates to the grounds of St Patrick's Church, Albury, New South Wales. Parents: Alfred and Katie JONES; husband of Mrs F.M. JONES. 

    Rank on enlistment Private
    Unit name 53rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement.

    Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
    Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal

    Showing 4 of 5 images.
    Click images to start slideshow.

    Links and Documents