Private

Richard William Jones

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Emma Jones, of Pirongia, Waikato, and the late William Jones.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
29413
Name:
Richard William Jones
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Darcy Jones (stepbrother), Pirongia, via Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion, 11 (Taranaki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Swayne's Farm
Date of Death:
09 June 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
11 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 67
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Richard William Jones
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