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JONES, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2198 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bung Bong, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bung Bong, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarendon Methodist Church and Sunday School Honour Board, Clarendon War Memorial, Wareek Bung Bong District Roll of Honor, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 59th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova. | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2198, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 59th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left elbow and right arm sustained in the line near Flers. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 26 August 1917. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood |
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