JONES, James Leo
| Service Numbers: | 2684, 2684B |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in action, Pozieres, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 8. HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM MY ONLY SON |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2684, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2684, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2684, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2684B, 7th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Leo Jones was the only son of James and Sarah Ann Jones, of Georgiana St., Sandringham, Victoria, Australia. The father had passed away in 1889 when James was only five years of age. Sarah was sent James's medals, personal effects and his identity disc when it was recovered from his remains during 1920.
During July 1917 the Leader newspaper printed, "At Sandringham Hall last week a memorial tablet to the memory of the late Corporal J. L. Jones, who was killed in action in France on 23rd July, 1916, was
unveiled in the presence of a large gathering of local residents, including many ladies and relatives of the deceased soldier.
The tablet is of handsome design, the framework being of polished blackwood, with a branch of gum leaves and seed pods carved in relief. The inscription is in raised copper letters. The tablet is being erected by the local branch of the A.N.A., of which Corporal Jones was vice-president at the time of his death. The unveiling ceremony was performed by Mr. O. R. Snowball, M.L.A.
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