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JONES, Ernest Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3643 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 May 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 12 October 1906 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 May 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, SX3643, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX3643, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1945: | Discharged | |
| 2 Jun 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX3643, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Ernest Edwin Jones
Lake Terrace Cemetery-SX3643 Sergeant E E Jones, 2/27 Infantry Battalion, 9th September 1953, Aged 48. Dearly loved and sadly missed by his loving wife Mabel and sons. Born in London in 1904, Ernest Edwin Jones came to Australia on the ship 'Largs Bay' in 1922. He first worked on a farm near Hynam, then later at Naracoorte. In 1940 he enlisted in the Australian Army. During World War 2 he served in the Middle East and New Guinea. In 1944 he married Mabel Dawn Lockwood and they had two sons. Ernest also had four sisters back in England.
Submitted 26 April 2020 by Jason Beare