JONES, Alun Morris
Service Number: | QX4655 |
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Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Australian Army Transportation Corps |
Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 27 January 1919 |
Home Town: | Silkstone, Ipswich, Queensland |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Accidental (Aircraft accident), Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 September 1945, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Booval War Memorial, Dakota Transport A65-61 |
World War 2 Service
3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX4655 | |
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3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, QX4655 | |
18 Sep 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, Australian Army Transportation Corps, 11 Movement Control Group |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
RAAF Dakota A65-61 (VH-CUT) from 38SQN crashed near Merauke, Dutch NG while on a mission to evacuate wounded servicemen to Australia - the RAAF crew of 10 and the 19 soldiers on board were all killed in the accident. The wreckage of the aircraft was discovered in 1970 with the remains of those killed interred in Bomana Cemetery
Biography contributed
Alun Morris JONES was born in Ipswich, Queensland on 27th January 1919
His parents were Evan Morris JONES & Margaretta (Margaret) JONES
He married Jean TURNER in Queensland on 19th August, 1942