JONES, George Longworth
| Service Number: | 98 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Coventry, England, 1863 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lineman, Electrician |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, United Kingdom, 27 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England Church of England Section, Grave 1729 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his best his life, his all for King and Country, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boxer Rebellion (China) Service
| 8 Aug 1900: | Embarked New South Wales Naval Contingent, SS Salamis | |
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| 29 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Able Seaman, New South Wales Naval Contingent, Embarked from China to R.T.A. on SS Chingtu. Arrived back at Sydney on 25 April 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 98, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 98, 2nd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 98, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 98, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Disembarked at Gallipoli | |
| 24 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 98, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMHS Neuralia to the Canadian Stationary Hospital on Mudros. | |
| 18 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 98, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Medevac'd from Mudros to England via SS Aquitania. | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, 98, 2nd Field Company Engineers, D.O.D. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 27th September…… George Longworth Jones was born at Coventry, Warwickshire, England between 1863 & 1886* to parents George and Selina Jones.
[*Note – due to the variation in the age recorded for George Longworth Jones – it is difficult to locate him on the Censuses in UK. There is no “George Longworth Jones” listed on any Census – he would probably be listed as only “George Jones”. According to his age on enlisting with the A.I.F. – George was born in 1876. According to the newspaper item regarding his divorce – he was married in 1884. According to the death registered age in the district of South Stoneham, Hampshire, England – he was born in 1886 & according to the age of death on the CWGC headstone – he was born in 1863.]
George Longworth Jones came to Australia when he was 18 years old, according to information supplied by his wife – Ida Mary Jones, for the Roll of Honour. She also included the following information – served with New South Wales Naval Force – China War. He was known as “Bulldog” Jones. He was a “Boxer & all round athlete and dog fancier, fond of animals.”
Able Seaman George Longworth Jones embarked on 8th August, 1900 on SS Salamis for the China 1900-1901 (Boxer Uprising) as part of the New South Wales Naval Contingent. He returned to Australia on 25th April, 1901 on SS Chingtu.
George Longworth Jones divorced Elizabeth Frances Jones in 1902.
George Longworth Jones married Ida M. Gaist in 1903 in Sydney, NSW.
George Longworth Jones enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 4th September, 1914 stating he was a 38 year old, married (with no children), Lineman & Electrician (his wife stated for the Roll of Honour that her husband was also a Watch maker & Seaman) from Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria. George Longworth Jones stated on his Attestation Papers that he had been with the Royal Navy for 10 years.
Sapper George Longworth Jones embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Orvieto (A3) on 21st October, 1914 with the 2nd Field Company Engineers. He proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 5th April, 1915.
Sapper Jones was admitted to Hospital with Influenza on 24th April, 1915 & reported for duty at Gallipoli on 31st May, 1915. He was transferred to Hospital ship Neuralia on 12th August, 1915 with gastro enteritis.
Sapper Jones was admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance on 23rd August, 1915 at Anzac then transferred to Casualty Clearing Station with Pyrexia (fever) the same day. Sapper Jones was transferred & admitted to Canadian Stationary Hospital at Mudros on 24th August, 1915. He was transferred from Mudros on 16th September to SS Aquitania & embarked for England on Aquitania on 18th September, 1915.
Sapper Jones was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England on 26th September, 1915 with Enteric.
Sapper George Longworth Jones died on 27th September, 1915 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from Enteric fever, contracted whilst on active service.
He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---j.html
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of George and Selina Jones. Husband of Ida Mary(Margaret) Jones of the Commercial Hotel, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, later known as Ida Mary Paxman. It is not clear whether of not Ida and Margaret are the same person
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the Royal Navy for 10 years and the New South Wales Naval Forces during the China War.
He was described as an all round athlete in particular Boxing and was fond of animals especially dogs
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