Rictor (Jonesy) JONES

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Service Number:	3544
Enlisted:	10 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Strathfieldsaye, Victoria, Australia, 6 September 1896
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Strathfieldsaye Primary School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

10 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3544, Depot Battalion
29 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3544, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3544, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3544, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3544 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Rictor was one of 15 children, born to Thomas and Letitia Jones of Strathfieldsaye, Victoria.

Three of Rictor's brothers also joined up, George, Ernest and Thomas.

Rictor was killed in the Battle of Fromelle on the 19 July 1916, just 2 months short of his 20th birthday.

Rictor is still missing, there is no known grave.