James JONES

Regimental number23/468
Date of birth30 November 1888
Place of birthUpper Waiwera
ReligionChurch of England
Address148 Hobson Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, M Jones, Spring Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 May 1915
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mark and Rebecca West Jones, 1 Spring Street, Morningside, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 15 November 1915.

Embarked Alexandria for Matruh, 19 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 18 February 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, Moascar, 9 March 1916, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station (cardiac); rejoined unit, 14 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916.

Reported Missing in Action, believed Killed, 15 September 1916.

Killed in action, 15 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805