Alfred Edwin JONES

Regimental number9/1576
Date of birth24 May 1882
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
AddressCape Runaway, Hawke's Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, A William Jones, Stratford
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Cyclists Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 19 December 1918
Discharge date2 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Oxfordshire', 19 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit, gun shot wounds), 2 March 1919.

War service: 3 years 193 days (of which 3 years 117 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054371