JONES, Aubrey Arnold
| Service Numbers: | Q133185, QX42108 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mareeba, Queensland, Australia , 28 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Tully, Cassowary Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Tully State School, All Souls Charters Towers Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Dissecting Aorta, Brisbane, 23 August 2005, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tully Cemetery, Queensland, Australia His ashes are interred under a plaque on the grave of his father, Arnold William Jones |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, Q133185, also QX42108 | |
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| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, QX42108, also Q133185 | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX42108 | |
| 24 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 24 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX42108 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lesley Bryant
On 20 January 1944, Arnold was to marry Florence Mae Ninnes at the Anglican Church in South Johnstone where Mae's family lived. However there was an army checkpoint on the highway between Tully (where Arnold's family lived) and South Johnstone which was in the restricted area. When the Jones family arrived at the checkpoint without the proper passes, the officer said they could not enter. This caused great distress so the officer asked who was Arnold marrying? When told it was Mae Ninnes, they were allowed to pass because the officer knew her! The wedding proceeded with both the groom and best man, Maxwell Keith Jones, in uniform.
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