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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Jones of Riverton have received information of the death of their son Sergeant HERBERT JOHN JONES, Royal British Engineers of fever on returning transport service on April 30, aged 37, and another son, Private SPENCER ROY JONES, aged 25½ years was killed in France on May 30. A third son, Private CLIFTON THEODORE JONES, of the 5th Pioneer Battalion, was gassed the same day on active service in France. Sergeant Herbert Jones was born and educated al Riverton. He left for Blinman to go to his uncle's store, then went to England and joined the Naval Brigade. He took part in the South African war, and was there when the first shot was fired. He landed in England on Mafeking day. He was in the Somali-land war against the Mad Mullah [1903-04]. He came to Australia in the Pegasus. He was married in New Zealand, and was left a widower, with two girls. He enlisted in Australia and went on the Hesdan, renamed the Buller, as a Royal Engineer with the second, contingent to Gallipoli. He joined an expedition for Persia, and was invalided to India and England, and died on the way home, leaving two orphans aged 8½ and 6 years. Private Spencer (Roy) Jones was born in Riverton 25½ years ago. He was educated at Riverton and the Gawler High School. At 15 he joined the Waterworks Department at Kent Town when he enlisted three years ago. He left January 1916 for Egypt, and was sent to France in August. At Pozieres he received five wounds and was several times operated on. He was sent to France last February. He was a clerk ¡n the drafting department at the waterworks and was a great favorite. Private Cliff Jones has been over three years at the front, and he suffered from trench feet once before being gassed.
Source - The Advertiser (Adelaide), Thursday 20 June 1918