JONES, Samuel Keane
(Service number 85692)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 194 Talbot Street, Geraldine, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Machinery Salesman | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs L J Jones (Wife), 36 Maltby Avenue, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 November 1918 | Age | 32 |
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| Place of Death | Featherston Military Camp, Featherston, New Zealand | ||
| Cause | Died of broncho pneumonia following influenza | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Ashwick Flat War Memorial (as S K Jones); Geraldine War Memorial (as S Jones); Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Private Samuel Jones was the son of Charles Bright Jones and Mary Ann Jones; husband of Lilian Janette Jones, of 29, Maltby Avenue, Timaru. He was born at Fairlie. Prior to enlistment he was employed by Canterbury Farmers Coop in Geraldine as a machinery salesman.
Sources
Cenotaph databse [August 2013]
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Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum)
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