JONES, Clarence Morgan
| Service Number: | 4527 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colebrook, Tasmania, Australia, 1 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Jericho, Southern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shepherd |
| Died: | Pneumonia and gangrene, 5th Southern General Hospital at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England , United Kingdom, 10 December 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery, Hampshire, England Plot H, Row 19, Grave No. 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bothwell War Memorial, Men of Bothwell Honour Roll, Oatlands Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4527, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4527, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4527, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4527, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4527 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles James and Mary Ann Jones, of Oatlands, Tasmania. Born at Bothwell, Tasmania.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 10th December.......Private Clarence Morgan Jones was born in 1892 at Bothwell, near Oatlands, Tasmania. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 23 year old Shepherd from Jericho, Tasmania.
Private Jones joined 57th Battalion in France on 22nd July, 1916. He was sent to 38th Casualty Clearing Station on 27th November, 1916 suffering from Trench Feet. Private Jones was invalided to England & admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on 3rd December, 1916 with Trench feet. He was reported as dangerously ill on 7th December, 1916.
Private Clarence Morgan Jones died at 10.50 am on 10th December, 1916 at 5th Southern General Hospital at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England from Pneumonia & Gangrene of both feet. He was buried in Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England where 11 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
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