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JONES, Joseph MacDonald
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX200687 |
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Enlisted: | 19 April 1943 |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Commando Squadron |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1924 |
Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Student |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 1 June 1945, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot DD. Row C. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "A SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL BOY. LAUS DEO (Praise be to God)" |
Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Castlemaine Presbyterian Church Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, NX200687 | |
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19 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX200687 | |
27 Dec 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, 2nd/10th Commando Squadron |
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