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JONES, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX28035 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Barraba, New South Wales, Australia , 10 October 1909 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Malaya, 11 February 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore Col 126 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX28035 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX28035, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Johnson
The following extract is from a Department of Veterans' Affairs 2002 publication, A Bitter Fate, Australians in Malaya & Singapore, December 1941 - February 1942:
“The 2/20th was pushed back, suffering dozens of casualties; by daylight, it would lose over 400 men. Even in this time of intense fighting, laconic Australian humour could come through. Private Claude ‘Bluey’ Jones was mortally wounded early in the battle but cracked a smile and, thinking back to the prewar sale of bulk scrap iron to Japan, remarked to his mates: “I shouldn’t have sold the bastards that old bedstead!”