James JONES

Regimental number29788
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Jones, Kennington, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 17 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice Louisa Jones, Kapuka, Southland, Invercargill. Native of Worcester, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 13

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