Topic: AIF - 5B - ICC
ICC, AIF
Imperial Camel Corps
John William Jones
John William Jones
Service number: 32
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: Imperial Camel Corps
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 6 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: JONES, Lce. Cpl. John William, 32. Camel Bde. 6th Aug., 1916. Age 24. Son of Helena Hartwell (formerly Jones), of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, and the late John E. Jones. Native of Mystic Park, Victoria.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John William Jones from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 32 |
| Place of birth | Abystic Park |
| Place of birth | Mystic Park, Victoria |
| School | Balranald Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Pakia Station, Balranald |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Jones, Swan Hill PO, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 22 March 1915 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 4 June 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Flemington, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, Transport Section |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action 6 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Magebra |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Helena HARTWELL (formerly JONES) and the late John E. JONES, Swan Hill, Victoria. Native of Mystic Park, Victoria |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
Imperial Camel Corps, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: ICC, AIF, John William Jones
