Alfred Morris JONES

Regimental number26002
Date of birth7 April 1880
Place of birthHavelock, Marlborough
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationArchitect
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Morris Jones, 311 Willis Street, Wellington
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 November 1917
Discharge date4 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board HT 'Maheno', 1 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: wounded: gun shot wound, right arm), 4 April 1918.

War service: 1 year 309 days (of which 1 year 53 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054375

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