JONES, Frederick Arthur
| Service Number: | 4447 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Medows, South Australia, 25 November 1876 |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Adelaide Public School |
| Occupation: | Postal Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 August 1916, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bayswater War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4447, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4447, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4447, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4447 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE F. ARTHUR JONES.
Private F. Arthur Jones, who was killed in action on August 6, was the youngest son of the late Mr. John S. Jones, school teacher, and of Mrs. J. S. Jones, at present residing at Alberton. He was born at Meadows, where he received his early education, afterwards attending the Port Adelaide public school. He went to Western Australia about 20 years ago, and was employed by the Postal Department, and more recently he joined a survey party on the Transcontinental railway. He enlisted in December last, and left Fremantle for the front on February 12. He was loved by all for his jovial and considerate nature, and was a great favorite among his comrades. As an illustration of his consideration for others, news reached Adelaide only a few days ago of his having heard that a certain company, of which his nephew was a member, was about to pass through the place in which he was billeted. He got up from his bed between 1 and 2 in the morning, watched them march past, found the nephew, relieved him of his gun and accoutrements, and marched along with him a very considerable distance, carrying the heavy load, and giving the very much younger and tired soldier a much appreciated rest. He left a widow and son in Bayswater, Western Australia." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 16 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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