JONES, Leonard
| Service Number: | 2716 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warwick, England, April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lakemba, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miller |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2716, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2716, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2716, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2716, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Medical Discharge resulting from action around 24/8/1918 (PSTD/Shell shock??) labelled as 'effort syndrome' |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 5, 74, 144, 164, 167, 269 +282. Prior to the war he was a clerk of Lakemba NSW. He enlisted 21st May 1915 aged 22 years. He served with the 3rd Infantry Battalion, survived the war and departed the UK for home 10th Dec 1918. some papers belonging to him have been donated to the Australian War Memorial, reference 2DRL/0521.
Submitted 26 February 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Leonard Jones recollection
Shared by Phil Marnell and Murray Jones on the Australian and NZ in WWI
Len Jones; "11 am, 11th November, and the news came through, it’s all over at last. I felt very ‘quiet’ about it. There was much jollification in the canteen, but I didn't feel like it. I think that we had been at it so long it seemed impossible to realise that it was finished, fini, napoo, ma feesh, kaput."
Submitted 11 November 2018 by Evan Evans
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