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JONES, Andrew Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8490769 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Force Support Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1986 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed by Afghan National Army soldier, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, 30 May 2011 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Afghanistan Honour Roll, Sale RSL Afghanistan Honour Roll, Two Wells Afghanistan War Memorial, Yungaburra Afghanistan Avenue of Honour |
Service History
Afghanistan Service
| 30 May 2011: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 8490769, 9th Force Support Battalion |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Lance Corporal Jones joined the Army in 2004. After recruit training, he completed his initial employment training as a cook and was posted to the Catering Platoon of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment. He was posted to the 9th Force Support Battalion in 2008.
His operational deployments were:
- OPERATION ASTUTE (East Timor) – Jul 2008 – Oct 2008
- OPERATION SLIPPER (Afghanistan) – Nov 2010 – May 2011
Lance Corporal Jones was awarded the following service medals:
- Australian Service Medal with clasp Timor–Leste
- Australian Defence Medal
- the Australian Active Service Medal with ICAT Clasp,
- the Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- the NATO ISAF Medal
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