John Hugh Jones

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known 1871
Place of Birth	Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death	22 Dec 1929
Place of Death	Perth, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	38 years, 11 months
Description	5'8½" (1.74m) tall; weight 129 lbs (58.5kg); fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Occupation	joiner
Religion	Methodist
Address	NOK 138 Vincent street, Leederville, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife Mrs Mary Alice Jones
Military Information
Reg Number	5165
Date of Enlistment	2 Nov 1915
Rank	Sapper
Unit/Formation	3rd Field Company Engineers, 13th Reinforcements / 3rd Division
Date of Embarkation	17 Dec 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A35 Berima
Date of Return	23 May 1917 - 9 Jul 1917
Ship Returned On	HMAT A8 Argyllshire
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument	Jarrahdale
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Prior to emigrating to Australia, John had served 4 years with the 4th Manchester Volunteers. Electoral Roll entries - 1914 at 138 Vincent street, Leederville, carpenter with Mary Alice;

War Service

10 days after entering camp, John was allocated to Engineering reinforcements, and at some point was sent to Sydney to complete his pre-embarkation training.

In Egypt he is taken on strength of the 13th Field Company on 6 Mar 1916 at Serapeum. While there, on 26 May 1916 he was charged with "Conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, to wit :- aggravating a disturbance after lights out. For this he forfeited 7 days pay. He boarded the HMT Oriana in Alexandria on 6 Jun 1916 for Marseilles, arriving there on 13 Jun 1916. On arrival in France he is admitted to No.2 Australian General Hospital with infection of the ear (Otitis).

On 28 Sep 1916 he was detached for duty to the 4th Australian Division HQ. Admitted to the 9th General Hospital in Rouen on 8 Mar 1917, he was evacuated to England aboard HMAT A69 Warilda then operating as a Hospital Ship, for further treatment. In England, on 12 Mar 1917, he was admitted to the Stratford-on-Avon War Hospital with nephritis.

Following assessment by a Medical Board at Hurdcott he was sent to No.2 Command Depot in Weymouth to prepare for his return to Australia.

In Australia, awaiting discharge from No 8 Australian General Hospital, Fremantle he was charged with 1) Breaking out of Hospital; 2) AWOL from 1:00pm to 5:50pm on 21 Aug 1917, and 3) being DRUNK, having been brought in by the Perth Ambulance. He was found guilty and fined 10/- ($1)

Discharged 5th Military District 10 Sep 1917, John received a pension of 15/-, and his wife 7/6 fortnightly from 11 Sep 1917.

Post War

Electoral Roll entries - 1919 he returned to 138 Vincent street, Leederville, remaining there until his death in 1929.  Mary continued living there until her death on 30 Mar 1937 aged 61