William JONES

Regimental number12/2566
Date of birth11 August 1877
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressWestport
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinBrother, Albert Jones, 221 Leith Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date27 June 1919
Other details

; discharged (medically unfit), 27 June 1919.

War service: 4 years 59 days (of which 3 years

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth. Handwritten note on Attestation:[Next of kin] not known - evidently fictitious. Mrs Cuthbertson (wife), c/o Jackson's Hotel, 229 Leith Street, Dunedin.'
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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