John Thomas (Jack) JONES MC, MID

JONES, John Thomas

Service Number: 14
Enlisted: 19 October 1915
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF
Born: Albury, New South Wales, Australia, August 1881
Home Town: Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Albury Grammar School
Occupation: Medical Practitioner
Died: Heart Attack, Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 23 April 1942
Cemetery: Albury General Cemetery, NSW
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Corporal, 14, 4th Imperial Bushmen
28 Jun 1900: Wounded 4th Imperial Bushmen, Returned to active duty when recovered

World War 1 Service

19 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Medical Officers
17 Dec 1915: Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
17 Dec 1915: Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
10 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right calf, penetrated
29 Jun 1917: Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières , Capt Thomas worked unceasingly in a dressing station which was continually shelled from 7th to 10th August when he was evacuated due to wounding.
1 Nov 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Field Ambulance
18 Apr 1918: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Bullecourt (First), Continuous gallantry in attending to Wounded at Bullecourt 1 April 1917 and Messines June 1917
10 Sep 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 12th Field Ambulance
12 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF
28 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF

Major John Thomas Jones MC, MiD

Major John Thomas Jones, MC, MiD, MB, AAMC served as RMO (initially as Captain) in the 47th Battalion AIF. He enlisted 19/10/1915 and embarked from Australia 17/12/1915, on "A35 SS Berrima", serving as RMO of the 47th Bn from 10th March 1916 to 1st of November, 1917 at Pozieres where he was wounded on 12/8/1916, and then the Somme, Bullecourt, Messines and Ypres-Passendaele (1917). There he joined the 12th Australian Field Ambulance, who he remained with until 27 October 1918, when he transferred to the 2nd , serving until demobilisation. Awarded an MC 1/1/1917 for his actions at Pozieres and also Mentioned in Dispatches. His early education was at Albury Grammar School.

Sydney University Book of Remembrance, with additions

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