William John (Big Jack) Jones

Serial Number and Rank

2768

Birth

Milton 25 May 1899, Reg 1899/22661 Milton

Bap

4 October 1906 St Peters and St Pauls Milton

Parents

John Jones and Esther Sarah Hapgood

Enlisted

Holdsworthy 30 August 1915, was 16 years at the time but siad he was 21 years old. Enlisted with his cousins Ambrose Jackson and Alton Cork

Next of Kin

Fa. John Jones of Milton

Service

2nd Divison, 5th Brigade 19th Battalion, also did service with the 3rd Battalion.

Death

1947, buried Toowoomba Cemetery Queensland

Marriage

Elizabeth Ann Tierney

War Record

RTA 1 July 1919 "Franfurt" with the 3rd Battalion, discharged 2 July 1919

Photo

Honour Rolls

Milton Church of England
RSL Honour Roll
Milton Town Memorial

Notes


Pre war service in the 87th Battalion Cadets. Commeded fro the Military medal on 26 October 1918. The medal was present to William in England 14 May 1919. After the war moved to Toowoomba Queensland

Sources

Copy of War Service record held

Names Index


Milton Ulladulla War History

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