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JONES, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6857 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mathoura, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Lockhart, Lockhart, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6857, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6857, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6857, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
He was reported by many eye witnesses to have been killed coming up to the trenches by a high exposive shell near Bullecourt. Several men stated the same shell killed 5 other men.
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