JONES, Albert Edward
Service Number: | 140 |
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Enlisted: | 14 September 1915 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Fulham, South Australia, 9 November 1887 |
Home Town: | Fulham (SA), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
Schooling: | Fulham Public School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Accidental (Injuries)- Fell from Horse, Palestine, 25 June 1918, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery Row J Grave 22, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
12 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 140, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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12 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 140, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
14 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
25 Jun 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 140, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 140 awm_unit: 9 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-25 |
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Son of Emily (nee Randall) and Henry William Jones
Occupation prior to enlistment – Labourer
Enlisted on September 14, 1914 at Morphettville, South Australia
Served in Egypt and Gallipoli.
Died on June 24, 1918 when he accidently fell from his horse at Solomon’s Pool, Palestine aged 31.
Buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery, Palestine – Row J, Grave 22.