JONES, Llewellyn Morgan
| Service Numbers: | 2393, 2393A |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 15 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Milton State School & Petrie Terrace Boys School |
| Occupation: | Carter (Automatic Bakeries Ltd) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 21 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ithaca War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2393, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2393, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2393, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2393, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Saxonia, Alexandria to Marseille (02 Apr 1916) | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2393A, 9th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2393A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-21 |
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Llewellyn Morgan Jones was born in Brisbane, Queensland, 15th of July, 1885 and enlisted in 30th of June 1915 at his place of birth. He was ranked a Private and was first in the 25th Infantry Battalion before being transferred over to the 9th Infantry Battalion.
He was involved in the action around Somme, taking part in the battle to take Mouquet Farm in the 21st of August. He later died on the same day, aged 21 years of age.
Biography
"Mr. W. J. Jones, Latrobe terrace, Paddington, received word on Saturday that his brother. Private Llewellyn W. Jones, who left Brisbane in October last with reinforcements of the 25th Battalion, and who subsequently transferred to another unit, was killed in France on 21st August. He was only just 21 years-of-age, and was formerly a pupil at Milton State school. Prior to his enlistment he was employed at the Automatic Bakeries, Limited." - from the Brisbane Telegraph 19 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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