Arthur Selwyn Jones

Flying Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Archibald Herbert and Ada Christina Jones; husband of Joan Elizabeth Jones, of Mascot, New South Wales, Australia.

References:

Australian Nominal Roll (WWII)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Flying Officer Arthur Selwyn Jones enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 19 January 1941, after previously serving with the militia. He undertook his initial pilot training in New South Wales and Victoria, and completed his operational training in the United Kingdom. Flying Officer Jones went on to serve with 3 Squadron, attached to the Royal Air Force Station at Gibraltar. On 5 February 1943, Flying Officer Jones died of an accident in North Africa. He is buried at Le Petit Lac Cemetery, Oran, Algeria."
[Australian War Memorial]

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Casualty

Service Number:

409152

Name:

Arthur Selwyn Jones

Rank:

Flying Officer

Date of Birth:

06 January 1916

Date of Birth - Unverified:

6th Jan 1916 ( Aviation Museum WA)

Next of Kin:

Jones, Joan

Date of Enlistment:

01 January 1941

Locality on Enlistment:

Melbourne, Victoria

Unit:

Royal Australian Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air Accident

Date of Death:

05 February 1943

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Le Petit Lac Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Plot E. Row A. Grave 31.

Cemetery Location:

Algeria