Allan Stuart JONES

Regimental number26628
Date of birth17 November 1888
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationMiner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Jones, 36 Nicholson Street, East Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 18 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Elizabeth Jones, 36 Nicholson Street, East Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917.

Killed in action, 18 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 38
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054381

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