Alfred Ernest JONES

Regimental number8/1760
Date of birth26 January 1891
Place of birthRoxburgh
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationRailway porter
AddressRailway, Seacliff
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 5.5"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, J C Jones, Milton, Otago
Previous military serviceServed in the Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Edith Jones, Tokoito, Milton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054372

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