Albert Owen JONES

Regimental number12406
Date of birth21 December 1894
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, S H Jones, 143 Carlyle Street, Napier
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 December 1918
Discharge date23 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Maunganui', 2 December 1918; discharged, 23 April 1919.

Total war service: 3 years 3 days (of which 2 years 249 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNo details of height or weight on file. No Form B103 on file.
Date of death17 July 1969 Masterton
Age at death74
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054357