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JONES, Geoffrey Edward

Service Number:	V246335
Enlisted:	22 December 1941, Castlemaine, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Faraday, Victoria, Australia, 11 December 1922
Home Town:	Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	North Harcourt State School No 4043
Occupation:	Sawmill Hand / Orchard Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 9 December 1943, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery Plot 1A. Row C. Grave 14.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Harcourt State School No 4043 Honor Roll

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V246335
22 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V246335, Castlemaine, Vic.
21 Feb 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V246335, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Disembarked at Milne Bay on 1st March 1943.
9 Dec 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V246335, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
9 Dec 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V246335, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, K.I.A.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Lewis Douglas Jones and Elizabeth Gibson Jones, of Faraday, Victoria.

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