JONES, Allen Leslie
| Service Number: | 14233 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF Tocumwal |
| Born: | Carlton, New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1920 |
| Home Town: | Hornsby, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Eastwood Commercial School, Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk, New South Wales Department of Railways |
| Died: | Accidental, Tocumwal, New South Wales, Australia, 14 February 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tocumwal War Cemetery Cemetery Plot B. Row A. Grave 3. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 14233 | |
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| 26 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 14233, No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAAF Tocumwal, Sydney, NSW | |
| 26 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 14233 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Leslie Rupert and Ada Elizabeth Jones; husband of Beryl Emily Jones, of Manly
Allan Leslie Jones was 19 years old when he enlisted in the RAAF as a Clerk on 26 March 1940. After remustering to Aircrew in July 1941 he served at many locations and trained as a Wireless Operator. He was promoted to Warrant Officer in May 1944 and posted to 7 OTU in December 1944.
On 14 February 1945 Allen was on board Liberator A72-112 which had returned from a long-range bombing exercise. Due to poor visibility the aircraft was unable to locate the runway and after numerous attemps impacted the ground. Nine crew members survived, one died later from his injuries and Warrant Officer Jones was killed instantly.
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