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JONES, Edgar Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1762 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tranmere, Cheshire, England, 1 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Ballina, Ballina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Birkenhead Institute |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bangalow Clunes District Great War Roll of Honour, Birkenhead (UK) Institute of Old Boys Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1762, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1762, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney |
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