Jones, Herbert Owen

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SURNAME

Jones

NAME

Herbert Owen

PLACE OF BIRTH

Port Douglas

OCCUPATION

Farmer

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Cairns

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

5/01/1917

NEXT OF KIN

Mrs.Mary Letitia Jones (Mother) "The Cedars" Mossman, Qld.

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Born in Port Douglas

REGIMENT 1

11th Light Horse

REGIMENT 2

H.Q. 40th Wing

RANK

Private

CAMPAIGN 1

Suez

CAMPAIGN 2

Middle East

DATE DISCHARGED

24/04/1919

OTHER INFORMATION

Awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

STORY OUTLINE

Herbert Owen Jones was brought up at 'The Cedars', Mossman, a member of the pioneering Jones family.

He enlisted 5/01/1917 aged 23 years.

He embarked in Sydney 9/05/1917, arriving Suez 20/06/1917 then marched in to Isolation Camp Egypt.

He was appointed photographer and then at the end of the war (29/12/1918) remustered to be Air Mechanic 1st Class .

He finally embarked from Kuntapa Egypt per the 'Port Sydney" for Australia on the 04/03/1919.

He was discharged 24/05/1919.

SERVICE NO

2316

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