JONAS, Benjamin
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Birth
| Date | 27 December 1874 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 29 December 1915 | Age | 41 years |
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| Occupation | ccountant and bookkeeper | ||
| Previous Military Experience | High School Cadets - 4 years | ||
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| Next of Kin | Emma Jonas (mother), Box 560, P.O., Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Force | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 13 August 1948 | Age | 73 years |
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| Place of Death | Sydney | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales | ||
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Biographical Notes
Benjamin Jonas, born on 27 December 1874 at Timaru, was the eldest son of Moses (Moss) and Emma (née Symondson) Jonas. Along with siblings, he was educated at Timaru Main School and privately. Benjamin enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force on 29 December 1915 at Liverpool, New South Wales, aged 41 years. He had served with the High School Cadets for four years, surely at Timaru. An accountant and bookkeeper, he named his mother as next-of-kin – Emma Jonas, Box 560, P.O., Dunedin, NZ. Moss Jonas had died in 1907 and Emma died in 1918 at Dunedin.
Benjamin Jonas was discharged on 8 January 1916 as medically unfit. In 1930 he was an accountant, living at Darlinghurst, Sydney. He died on 13 August 1948 at Sydney and was buried in Rockwood Cemetery.
Sources
NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [15 April 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [15 April 2020]; Australia Electoral Roll (ancestry.com.au) [17 April 2020]; Rockwood Cemetery record [17 April 2020]
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