Regimental number | 54523 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Married |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R Jones, Lower Glenn Road, Kaupokanui |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Senior Cadets; transferred to 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. Previously rejected for enlistment on account of varicocele. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Stawera |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), H Company (Part) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington on board 'Ulimaroa', 26 July 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 24 September 1917, and posted to 5th Reserve Bn, 27 September 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917; joined B Company, 4th Bn, New Zealand rifle Brigade, in the field, 27 November 1917. Detached to Divisional School, 17 May 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 7 June 1918. Wounded in action, 31 August 1918 (gun shot wound, right hand); admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, 29 August 1918; transferred to 1st NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, England, 31 August 1918; to NZ Convalescent hospital, Hornchurch, 4 October 1918. Diagnosed with pneumonia, 11 November 1918 (placed on 'seriously ill' list); removed from 'seriously ill' list, 24 November 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Zealandic', 18 January 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 28 March 1919. Total war service: 2 years 40 days (of which 1 year 217 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Parents: Ralph and Ellen JONES (both b. New Plymouth) |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |