JONES, Arthur Montague
| Service Number: | 828 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Railton, Tasmania, Australia, 12 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Railton, Kentish, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Nek, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, RailtonM1 |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 828, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 828, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 828, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 828, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 828, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 828 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 828, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, The Nek |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
"Advices received from the Defence Department by Mr. and Mrs. H. Jones of Railton stated that their son. Lance-Corporal A. Jones, of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade had been killed in action.
A note on the casualty lists on Monday stated that he was reported missing, but hope was entertained of perhaps finding him in one of the hospitals.
A wire received by the Minister, however, containing the above information, dispelled this hope. The deepest sympathy is felt for the bereaved family in their sad loss, their only consolation being that ‘he did his duty for King and country.
Lance-Corporal A. Jones was well and favorably known and was a prominent footballer, having played for several seasons with the Cananore club in the South, and up to the time of enlisting he was one of the leading players of the Fitzroy team, Victoria.
The ''Argus” says the Fitzroy footballers have learned with regret of the death of one of last season's players killed in action at Gallipoli. The player is Arthur Jones, the young Tasmanian, who showed much promise."
The North Western Advocate 2nd September 1915
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Arthur Montague Jones played 7 games for the Fitzroy FC in the VFL in 1914.
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