Alfred Charles JONES

Regimental number12/4206
Date of birth19 April 1888
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLineman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A E Jones, Midstocket Street, Aberdeen, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDischarged in London 7 April 1919
Discharge date7 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Discharged in London, 7 April 1919.

War service: 3 years 115 days (of which 3 years 7 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 July 1920 Gold Coast, West Africa
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054368