JONES, Job
| Service Numbers: | 7429, 51384, V13008 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1899, 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment South Africa 437 days Awarded Queens South Africa Medal with 4 Clasps Enlistment date approximate |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Units |
| Born: | Bebington, Cheshire, England, UK, 13 February 1878 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Apprenticeship John Barnes and Co Cheshire UK |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Injuries, Australia, 29 December 1942, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Jan 1899: | Enlisted British Forces (All Conflicts), Private, 7429, 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment South Africa 437 days Awarded Queens South Africa Medal with 4 Clasps Enlistment date approximate | |
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| 1 May 1900: | Discharged British Forces (All Conflicts), Private, 7429, Discharged UK Time expired 489 days service |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 51384, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 20 April 1918 | |
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| 1 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 51384, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 51384, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 6th Field Company Engineers, Transferred to Engineer Details UK for training taken on strength of Unit in France 5th February 1919 | |
| 24 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Australian War Graves Detachment , Attached to War Graves Detachment France for Duty ex 6th Field Company Engineers | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, 51384, 6th Field Company Engineers, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Euphradies Ex Non Military Employment Ship building works Birkenhead 5 May to 5August 1919 | |
| 6 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, 51384, 6th Field Company Engineers, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, V13008 | |
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| 9 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V13008 | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies, Allocated to 5th Works and Parks Company for duty Royal Park Melbourne |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Recruit Reception Depot, Transferred to RRD Caulfield from 3MD Royal Park Subsequent investigation enlisted overage. |
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World War 2 Service
| 17 Dec 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), V13008, Lines of Communication Units, Discharged on reaching compulsory retirement age. Subsequently Died 29 December 1942 Mildura Buried 1st January 1943 |
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Boer War
Served as 7429 Private Job Jones 2nd Bn Cheshire Regiment
Awarded Queens South African Medal with 4 Clasps
WW1
Enlisted as a Married man with 5 Children Wife Catherine Jones of 3 Childers Street East Kew Victoria.
Allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement's Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp
Served as 51384 Sapper Job Jones 6th Field Company Engineers France 1919
Awarded
British War Medal
WW2
Enlisted overage as Sapper V13008 Job Jones
5th Workd and Parks Company Royal Park Melbourne Victoria
Home Service 1941-42
Awarded
War Medal and Australian Service Medal
Discharged on reaching Compulsory Retirement Age and subsequently died in Mildura on 29 January 1942
Buried Mildura 1 January 1943
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