Richard William JONES

Regimental number29413
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinStep-Brother, Darcy Jones, Pirongia via Te Awamutu
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit11th (Taranaki) Company, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Emma Jones, Pirongia, Waikato, and the late William Jones
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 24

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