JONES, Stuart Harold
| Service Numbers: | 1878, 1878A |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915, 3 years MIY |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | New Southgate, Middlesex, England, March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Burringbar, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Barnet Grammar School, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Jeweller |
| Died: | G.S.W. to Left Arm (Amputated) & Gas Gangrene, 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, 14 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Warwickshire, England B10, 290, Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burringbar War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 3 years MIY | |
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| 22 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1878, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1878, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boonah, Sydney | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Artillery | |
| 23 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Division Artillery | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1878A, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW to left arm, amputated DOW 1st Birmingham War Hospital | |
| 14 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 1878A, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1878A awm_unit: 43rd Battery 11th Brigade Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 14th April…… Stuart Harold Jones was born at New Southgate, Middlesex, England. His birth was registered in the March quarter of 1888 in the registration district of Edmonton, Middlesex, England.
According to information provided by his father for the Roll of Honour – Stuart Jones had served with Herts Yeomanry in England & Stuart Jones had come to Australia when he was 25 years old.
Stuart Jones stated on his Attestation Papers that he has been an apprentice Jeweller for 5 years with Mr A. Gibson, London.
A “Mr Stuart Jones, Jeweller, aged 22” was a passenger on Moravian which had departed from the port of London, England on 15th March, 1910 bound for Brisbane, Queensland.
On 9th September, 1915 Stuart Harold Jones enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 27 year old, single, Farmer from Burringbar, NSW.
Private Stuart Harold Jones, Service number 1878, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Boonah (A36) on 22nd January, 1916 with the 1st Light Horse Brigade, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcements & disembarked at Egypt (no date recorded).
He was taken on strength of 1st L.H.R.R. (Light Horse Reserve Regiment) at Heliopolis on 6th March, 1916.
On 16th April, 1916 Private Jones was transferred to 4th Divisional Artillery at Serapeum. He was taken on strength of 11th F.A.B. (Field Artillery Brigade), mustered as Gunner & posted to 43rd Battery.
Gunner Jones was mustered as Driver while posted with 11th F.A.B. at Egypt on 23rd May, 1916 to complete establishment.
On 1st June, 1916 Driver Jones proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 10th June, 1916.
He was On Leave from France from 30th July, 1917 to 9th August, 1917.
Driver Jones was remustered to Gunner at own request on 16th November, 1917 while posted in France. He was allotted the letter “A” after his Regimental/Service number – 1878A (This usually occurred due to duplication of Service numbers when Soldiers were transferred) on 17th November, 1917.
Gunner Stuart Harold Jones was wounded in action at Millencourt, France on 5th April, 1918. He was admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance on 5th April, 1918 with Shrapnel wound/s to Left Arm then transferred & admitted to 6th Stationary Hospital on 6th April, 1918. Gunner Jones was transferred & admitted to 18th USA General Hospital at Camiers, France on 6th April, 1918. He embarked for England on 10th April, 1918 on Hospital Ship Ville de Liege with G.S.W. (Gunshot wound/s) to Left Arm.
He was admitted to 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, Birmingham, England on 10th April, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to Left Arm. The Hospital Admissions form recorded “On arrival arm was somewhat swollen. This swelling increased & showed the appearance of cellulitis in neighbourhood of wound. It was incised & there was slight diminution in size. PT developed hectic temperature & much pain. During the night of 13.4.18 the surface showed appearance of commencing gangrene. Arm was amputated at shoulder joint. PT died 1 ½ hours afterwards.” [Note: PT = Patient]
Gunner Stuart Harold Jones died at 1.45 pm on 14th April, 1918 at 1st Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, Birmingham, England from wounds received in action - G.S.W. (Gunshot wound/s) to Left Arm (Amputated) & Gas Gangrene.
He was buried in Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, West Midlands, England where 54 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located. His name is now remembered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Screen Wall B10. 290 as he does not have a headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-lodge-hill.html
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