JONES, Robert Henry
(Service number 6/1328)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 18/03/1893 | Place of Birth | Birkenhead, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 20 October 1914 | Age | 21 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Care Mrs Henry, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr Owen Jones (father), Birkenhed, Englnd | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Verdala, Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Balkans (Gallipoli), Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 March 1958 | Age | 65 |
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| Place of Death | Lower Hutt | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taita Lawn Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); Lower Hutt City Cemeteries database
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Ted Hansen, SC branch NZSG
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