Ronald Seaforth JONES

Regimental number5/599
Address112 Richmond Street, Petone, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E S Jones, 112 Richmond Street, Petone, Wellington
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, Army Service Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, Army Service Corps, left New Zealand on board four ships, HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No 19), Miraumont, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ernest S and Annie K H Jones, 112 Richmond Street, Petone
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Army Service Corps/1st NZRB