JONES, James Albert
| Service Number: | 786 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1915, Trafalgar, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moe War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 786, Trafalgar, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 786, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 786, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 786, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 786 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-01-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"KILLED IN ACTION
Son of the late James Jones, who met his death while at work in a mine at Fosterville some years ago. Sgt. Jones enlisted from Moe, Gippsland, and sailed from Australia in April, 1915, being attached to the same company as the late Major Murdoch Mackay. A brother of Sgt. Jones was previously killed in action, while another is missing. The following letter has been received by deceased's mother from some of his Comrades in France:-
''France, 25/2/17.— Dear Madam: it has been our intention for some time past to forward you a letter of condolence to express our deepest sympathy in the sad loss of your dear son "Jimmy," as he was commonly known to us and his comrades. Poor Jimmy was a proven pal to all in "C" Co., and was also well-known throughout the Battalion. If any favor was required the boys could always depend upon your son's assistance, provided it was in his power to do so. During our chats around the camp-fires hardly a night passes but what Jim's name is not mentioned, either regarding some experience which we have had with him in the trenches on Gallipoli, or in France, or perhaps some pleasurable affair which had occurred many months ago in Egypt. In conclusion we wish to add that your son was a fearless soldier, always ready to volunteer for special duty, no matter how dangerous, and one a mother could not be too proud of. His death was practically painless, and he now lies in a hero's grave, beloved by all. Once again expressing our deepest sympathy in your sad bereavement. We remain, yours sincerely, a few of his fellow sergeants and pals, "C." Co., 24th Battalion A.I.F.: E. S. Rattle, Sgt.; H. W. Clough, Sgt.; Sedgwick, C.Q.M.S.; Bruce Nichol, Sgt.; A. J. Clegg, Sgt.; W. A. Elmore, Sgt.; N. H. Shepard, Sgt." - from the Bendigo Independent 18 Jun 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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