JONES, William

JONES, William

Full Name: William

JONES

Date of Birth: 06

–

1887

Place of birth: Hemsworth

England

Occupation: Miner

Address: Ogden Street Collie WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Mary Elizabeth Jones

Next of Kin Address: 24 John Street Snape Hill Darfield Barnsley Yorkshire England

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 2902

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-07-24

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-10-05

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-10-28

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Belgium

Age at Death: 30

Burial Location: Inscription Menin Gate Memorial Ieper Belgium- No Known Grave

24/07/1915- To 17 Depot as Private
1/08/1915- To 16th Battalion 9th Reinforcements
26/01/1916- To Australian Records Section General Headquarters Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces Alexandria Egypt
5/04/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria Egypt
8/04/1916- To Records Section Rouen France
29/05/1916- Transferred 1st Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
3/07/1916- To 4th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France
19/07/1916- Joined 16th Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
11/08/1916- Wounded in Action France ( Shell Shock ) ex 1st Anzac Rest Station ex 7th Australian Field Ambulance
16/08/1916- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Injury
23/06/1917- Admitted 9th Casualty Clearing Station in the field France ( Influenza ) ex  10th Australian Field Ambulance
1/07/1917- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Sickness
15/07/1917- Appointed LANCE CORPORAL in the field France
7/08/1917- KILLED  IN  ACTION Belgium