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JONES, Douglas James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX122133, V325794 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 November 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia , 2 January 1924 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Accidental, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 28 November 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 3. Row F. Grave 8. Inscription: "HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, VX122133 | |
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| 4 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V325794, 10th Training Battalion (AIF), Enlisted for war service in the Australian Military Forces at Tallangatta, Victoria. | |
| 25 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX122133 | |
| 28 Nov 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX122133, 5th Field Company Engineers, Killed in bulldozing incident when struck by log flung backward by dozer. |
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