| Accession Number | AWM2020.621.32.29 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Jones, Ernest Herbert |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c September 1915 - March 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection relating to the service of Ernest Herbert Jones
Description
Grave marker for 1550 Private (Pte) Horace Newby Jones, 18th Australian Infantry Battalion. A bricklayer from Bondi, NSW, Pte Jones enlisted in April 1915 and embarked from Sydney on 3 July 1915. He was wounded in action while serving on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 27 August 1915 and evacuated to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, England on 29 August 1915. He died of wounds received in action on 15 September 1915. He was 23 years old.