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JONES, Edwin Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX11233 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940, Townsville, Qld, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toogoolawah,Queensland, Australia, 23 April 1919 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Licensed Victualler |
| Died: | Cause of death - not known, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 27 December 1980, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Townsville WW2 HR, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jul 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, QX11233, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
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| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, QX11233, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld, Australia | |
| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, QX11233, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jan 1941: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Reported, as per stated: Appointed - Corporal, 07/01/1941; with in accordance to (Pg-5, of 22Pg's) the NAA Service Record of Sergeant: Edwin Roy JONES; SN QX11233. | |
| 18 Nov 1941: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Reported, as per stated: Appointed - Sergeant, 18/11/1941; with accordance to (Pg-6, of 22Pg's) the NAA Service Record of Sergeant: Edwin Roy JONES; SN QX11233. | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Reported, as per stated: Missing - P.O.W - Prisoner of War, 15/02/1942 (NAA Pg-6); to official surrender of Japanese Forces, 10/09/1945, officially recognized date of surrender of the Japanese Forces to the Allied Forces at the Surrender Point Memorial-Labuan Federal Territory-Labuan, Malaysia. | |
| 15 Jan 1946: | Discharged Sergeant, QX11233, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, QX11233, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Martin Luther JONES & Laura (nee-SUMMERHAYES) JONES.
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