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| dateofbirth	  = c1880
| placeofbirth	  = Drouin, Victoria
| death	          = 31 Oct 1917
| placeofdeath	  = Broodseinde, Belgium
| enlistmentage	  = 35 years, 3 months
| description	  = 5'8½" (1.74m) tall; weight 139 lbs (63kg); dark complexion, blue eyes, black hair.
| height          = 5'8½" (1.74m)
| weight          = 139 lbs 
| complexion      = dark
| eyes            = blue
| hair            = black
| descriptionnote = 
| occupation	  = Timber faller
| religion	  = Church of England
| address	  = Jarrahdale, Western Australia
| relation	  = Mother
| nextofkin       = Mrs. Elizabeth Jones
| regnumber	  = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1820535 5616]
| enlistmentdate  = 10 Apr 1916
| rank	          = Private
| unit     	  = 28th Battalion, 15th reinforcement / 7th Brigade, 2nd Division
| embarkationdatefrom = 22 Sep 1916 
| embarkationdateto = 20 Nov 1916
| shipembarked	  = [[HMAT A52 Surada]]
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| fate1	          = Killed in Action 31 Oct 1917
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| monument1	  = [[Jarrahdale Honour Roll]]
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| monument2	  = [[Menin Gate Memorial]]
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| monumentawm     = [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1640988 Australian War Memorial]
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| medal1	  = [[British War Medal]]
| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
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==Pre War==
Electoral Roll entries - 1912 Mornington Landing, faller; 1915 - 1916 Mornington, fettler

==War Service==
Joe's original attempt to enlist was rejected due to the condition of his teeth. Six weeks later he was accepted and entered Blackboy Hill camp on 10 Apr 1916. On 1 May 1916 he was allocated to the 15th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion.

On arrival in England Joe was sent to the [[7th Training Battalion]] at Rollestone to prepare for trench warfare in France and Belgium. On 21 Dec 1916 Joe proceeded overseas to France from Folkestone aboard [[HMT Princesse Clementine]] and entered the 2nd Division's Base Depot at Étaples. 
On 18 Jan 1917 Joe was taken on strength by the [[28th Battalion]] who were in billets at Buire. He was one of 101 reinforcements who arrived that day, and one of 329 for the month of January.  Wastage during the month (with no major actions due to weather) was 166 men. 

The battalion war diary for 31 Oct 1917 reported the 28th Battalion to be holding the front line near Broodseinde, south of the Ypres-Roulers Railway. At 1:00am they were subject to very heavy gas shelling - more than 300 gas shells counted.  However, most of the daylight hours were relatively quiet, and between 9:00pm and 10:15pm they were relieved by the 27th Battalion. Their loses for the day were 3 Killed in Action, 5 wounded and 1 gassed.  Joe was one of the unfortunate ones, a casualty of enemy shelling during the day.

Joe's Red Cross file <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1061610 |title=Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files - Joseph Reginald Jones |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 2018|website=Australian War Memorial |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref>. held by the Australian War memorial has details only relating to his burial. 

<blockquote>"Another of my stretcher bearers was killed on the night of Oct 31st, 1917, and they were both buried on the spot where they were killed by Pte Davis of our Coy.  It was just on the right of Zonnebeke Church, about a half a mile from Passchendaele Ridge, so do not think it will be registered, but it may be later, as both A.P. Greig and J.R. Jones 5616, both stretcher bearers, names were put on a piece of board over them. '''LCpl W.J. Grigson'''. </blockquote>

<div><ul> 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Menin_Gate_Memorial.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Menin Gate Memorial photo 2015 Linton Reynolds]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Jones_Joseph_Reginald.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Section of 28th Battalion panel photo 2015 Linton Reynolds]] </li>
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==Notes==
Mother as his NOK received a pension of 40/- per fortnight from 17 Jan 1918.  She died 23 Aug 1919, his father having died in Kelmscott prior to his enlistment.
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==External Links==
*[https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=157768 AIF Project]
*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/151170 RSL Virtual War Memorial]

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[[Category:Soldier]]
[[Category:1917 Deaths]]
[[Category:1917 KIA]]
[[Category:Killed in action]]
[[Category:Born Australia]]
[[Category:Born Vic]]
[[Category:Church of England]]
[[Category:Timber faller]]
[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]