Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

From AWM:

1824 Private Alfred Charles Jones, 16th Battalion, of Scottsdale, Tas was a farmer prior to enlistment he embarked from Fremantle, WA, with the 4th Reinforcements on board HMAT Argyllshire (A8) on 19 April 1915. Jones was taken on strength and transferred to the 4th Machine Gun Corps and was appoined to rank of Driver (Dvr) on 9 March 1916. He was awarded the Military Medal (MM) during the operations near Gueudecourt from 15 November to 6 December 1916. According to the recommendation "these N.C.O.s and men did most excellent work as members of the Divisional Pack Transport Troops. They are selected from the 256 N.C.O.s and Drivers as having set a fine example to the remainder by their coolness under fire, determination, and resource. They never failed in getting the mules up to Battalion Headquarters although they came constantly under shell fire, during which a number of mules were killed. Their work was done at night under the most difficult conditions, and they were instrumental in saving a number of valuable animals from drowning when bogged in shell holes in the portion of their journey beyond Brigade Headquarters, which was under constant shell fire." Dvr Jones died of sickness at the Lidworth Military Hospital, England on 8 August 1917, aged 26. He is buried at the Tidworth Military Cemetery, North Tidworth, England.