Walter John JONES

JONES, Walter John

Service Numbers: VX137906, V285779
Enlisted: 10 March 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
Born: Nar Nar Goon North, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1911
Home Town: Nar Nar Goon, Cardinia, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Scrub Typhus, New Guinea, 6 January 1944, aged 32 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot B. Row A. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "FOREVER I'LL REMEMBER"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Honor Roll WW2
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX137906
10 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V285779, 10th Training Battalion
23 Mar 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX137906, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF
23 Mar 1943: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to AIF and allocated number VX137906

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