Regimental number | 6/273 |
Address | Grovetown, Marlborough |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, William Jones, Willhead, Thruxton, Allensmore, Herefordshire, England |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 28), near Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and M A Jones, Well Head, Thouxton, Alknsmore, Herefordshire, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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