JONES, Edward Herbert
| Service Number: | 1860 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | 1893, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prince's Hill School and Melbourne High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Head teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1860, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1860, 37th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Andreena Hockley
"Corporal Bert. Jones, killed in action in France, was the son of Mr. William Jones, of 106 Lygon-street, East Brunswick.
He was born in 1893, and received his early education at the Prince's Hill School and the Melbourne High School. In 1910, he became junior teacher at School 2743, South Brunswick, and, in 1912, was transferred to No. 2837, Moreland. Afterwards, he was head teacher at Nos. 1857, Nanneella; 1058, Wodonga West; 1589, Invermichie; and 2191, Bonn. He showed himself a methodical, painstaking, and hard-working teacher.
He enlisted in February, 1916, and was sent to the Seymour Camp, where he was made a Corporal.
He was transferred to Geelong with the rank of Sergeant, sailed for England in August, and arrived in France early in November. Although offered safe clerical positions, he preferred to be in the firing line, where he met his death on the 23rd of April, 1917."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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