Albert JONES

Regimental number21843
Date of birth22 July 1884
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationButcher
Next of kinWife, Mrs Gladys Jones, George Street, Rockynook, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Discharge date16 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: gonorrhoea, rheumatism), 16 March 1918

War service: 1 year 317 days (of which 1 year 175 days was abroad)

Certificate of Character attached to Discharge Form: 'Indifferent. This soldier has been most impatient of discipline and his Record does not warrant a better character than "Indifferent". His offences however have been mainly of a purely military natrue.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death2 July 1975 Greymouth
Age at death90
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 24

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