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Jones,
Stepney Wilmot
Jones Stepney Wilmot. Private 7th Battalion. SN 7015. Died of disease Durrington, England 15.2.1917. Age 31 years
| Date Enlisted | 20/10/1916 |
| Service Number | SN7015 |
| Age of Enlistment | 36 years 2months |
| Place of Enlistment | Melbourne |
| Place of Birth | Upper Swan,WA |
| Previous Military Experience | Experience African Forces 13 ½ months. 60 days HS and was still serving. |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Religion | Church of England |
| School Attended | Guildford State School |
| Address History | Mother- Commercial Road, Midland Junction.WA |
| Cause of Death or Invalided |
DoD (Died of Disease) |
Military History
Military History
Jones disembarked at Plymouth 29.1.1917 and marched in to the 2nd Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire. After a brief period of training, he was admitted into Fargo Military Hospital, Rolleston, Salisbury Plain, with acute bronchitis12.2.1917. Jones died of sudden heart failure - a complication of his illness 15.2.1917 and was buried 19.2.1917, on the right hand side of the path at Durrington Cemetery, grave no.198.
Final Rank Private with the 7th Battalion (in training with the 2ndTraining Battalion)
Medical Condition Died of disease-acute bronchitis.
Medals and Awards British War Medal.
Notes Jones was the son of William Frederick and Sarah Ann Jones.
Photos ‘Australia Fighting Sons of the Empire.’ Facs. Ed. Reproduced with permission of Hesperian Press 2014 p117.
Troops boarding HMAT 'Hororata' 1915. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph source AWM PB043
Durrington Camp Salisbury Plains. Photograph source Saxlingham War Memorials
Durrington Cemetery. Photographer unknown, photograph source CWGC
Information Source
‘Australia’s Fighting Sons of the Empire’. Palmer and Ashworth (1922) Facsimile Edition. Published by Hesperian Press 2014.
AIF Memorial Durrington cemetery source http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-cemeteries/durrington.htm
AWM PB043. Troops boarding HMAT 'Hororata' 1915. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
CWGC. Durrington Cemetery. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/45302/DURRINGTON%20CEMETERY
NAA:B2455, Jones SW
Saxlingham War Memorials. Durrington Camp Salisbury Plains. Saxlingham War Memorials website, http://saxlinghamwarmemorials.org.uk/?page_id=50
Associated Images
Troops boarding HMAT 'Hororata' 1915. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph source AWM PB043
Durrington Camp, Salisbury Plains, general view. Photograph source Saxlingham Memorials webpage
Durrington Cemetery. Photographer unknown, photograph source CWGC