
| Regimental number | 9/48 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | St Clair, Dunedin |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | St Clair, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Harrison Jones, St Clair, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years as Lieutenant, Waitaki High School Cadets; resigned; previouwly rejected for NZEF enlistment on account of 'bad foot'. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| 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. | |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914. Attached to strength of NZ Base Depot, Alexandria, as storeman, 21 May 1915. Employed as clerk with pay in NZ Recordc Section, General Headquarters, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Alexandria, 1 October 1915. Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 5 November 1915; transferred to Hospital Train for Suez, 26 November 1915 (tubercular ankle). Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: injury), 13 December 1916. War service: 2 years 118 days (of which 1 year 77 days was abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |