JONES, Arthur George
(Service number 39537)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 31/12/1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Lower Hutt | ||
| Occupation | Dental surgeon | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. G. JONES (wife), Huia Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Dental Corps | ||
| Date | 26 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 November 1980 | Age | 91 years |
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| Place of Death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur George Jones was the sixth son of Thomas Raymond Jones, of Newport, Wales, and his second wife, Margaret née Waugh, of Falkirk, Scotland. arthur married Sophia Georgina McLennan in 1916. His brother Frederick Wallace enlisted for service and his cousin, Percy Raymond Jones, was killed in action in 1917.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 September 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 September 2017]
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