ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

JONES, George Edwin

JONES, George Edwin

Full Name: George Edwin

JONES

Date of Birth: 06

–

1877

Place of birth: Clunes

Australia

Occupation: Lumper

Address: Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Brother-Alexander Jones

Next of Kin Address: South Broken Hill NSW

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5368

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-28

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-04-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-05-14

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 39

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

6/03/1916-To 51 Depot as Private
14/03/1916-To 28th Battalion 11th Reinforcements
1/04/1916-To 16th Battalion 17th Reinforcements
14/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
19/08/1916-Joined 16th Battalion in the field France ex 4th Aust Division Base Depot Etaples France
30/08/1916-Reported Wounded & Missing in Action France
30/08/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry 4/04/1917 ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 37257

Victory Medal No. 36957

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 324954

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bunbury War Memorial WA

Bunbury Roll of Honour WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 80

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.