Herbert Stanley (Bert) Jones
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | Not known |
| Place of Birth | Kerang, Victoria |
| Death | 1955 |
| Place of Death | Northam, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 29 years, 8 months |
| Description | 5' 7" (1.70m) tall; weight 125 lbs (56.7 kg); tanned complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair |
| Occupation | farmhand |
| Religion | Church of Christ |
| Address | 'Clifford', Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father Mr William Henry Jones |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 2469 |
| Date of Enlistment | 23 Feb 1916 |
| Rank | Trooper |
| Unit/Formation | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement transferred to 1st Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, 3rd Anzac Battalion, 3 Company. |
| Date of Embarkation | 16 May 1916 - 16 Jun 1916 |
| Ship Embarked On | HMAT A52 Surada |
| Date of Return | 23 Dec 1918 - 15 Jan 1919 |
| Ship Returned On | SS Leicestershire |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument | none at present |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
War Service
Joined with his older brother Victor Henry Jones. NOK had lived in Armadale from 1912 or earlier, with boys working on farms away from home at time of enlistment. On enlistment gave his address as Post Office Brookton.
Trained with 17th reinforcement draft for the 10th Light Horse Regiment, and on arrival in Egypt entered their Reserve Regiment. However, on 1 Sep 1916 he was transferred to the Imperial Camel Corps at Abbassia, and on 21 Sep 1916 joined No 3 Company, 1st Anzac Battalion.
In Feb 1917 he spent the first four days with the Imperial Camel Corps Field Ambulance suffering with diarrhoea, before transferring on 4 Apr 1917 to the 3rd Anzac Battalion's No 12 Company in the outpost line at Abasan-el-Kebir.
On 1 Jul 1918 a reorganisation of local forces saw him assigned to the 15th Light Horse Brigade. In Nov 1918 he contracted malaria and spent time in the 31st General Hospital in Abbassia before being invalided home.
Discharged as unfit (malaria) 23 Feb 1919;
Post War
Electoral Roll entries - 1921 Bruce Rock, contractor (with brother); 1925 - 1954 farmer at Mukinbudin (1925 - 1934 with brother).
1926 married Esther Mary Rowe. Esther in 1958 - 1977, was at 12 Saunders street Swanbourne; before she died 17 Aug 1982 in Claremont aged 87.
Son Laurence V Jones from Sunnyside farm, Mukinbudin wrote in 1940 seeking his father's unclaimed medals.
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