Sydney Revington JONES

Regimental number12/937
AddressUnion Steamship Company, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinG R Jones, Seatoun, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitNo 1 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 17), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: George Revington Jones, Feilding
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body