Joshua Alexander JONES

Regimental number9/415
AddressGlenpark, Shag Valley, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, James Jones, Shag Valley, Glenpark, Otago
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 10 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot No XXVI, Row C, Grave No 17), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James A and Margaret Jones, Glenpark, Palmerston South
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body