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Rhys Puw JONES

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:15+00:00
Date of birth05 July 1894
Date of death18 August 1918
Mothers nameMartha Sophy Caroline (née Williamson)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameHenry Jones
Parents date of marriage1893
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
Fathers date of death1909 buried Shannon Cemetery
SiblingsAlice E (b 3 June 1896), Anghared Sophia (b 1898), Gladys C (b 28 September 1902)
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereBagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt. IV. C. 32
Last known residenceVance St, Shannon
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthAshhurst,Manawatu, New Zealand
OccupationShepherd, The Heights, Shannon
Place of deathFrance
Date of arrival overseas16 September 1917
Theatres of warWestern Europe 1917, 1918
Place of embarkationWellington on Transport No 88
SurnameJONES
War memorialShannon
Christian namesRhys Puw
Place of arrival overseasLiverpool, England
SchoolShannon 27 January 1902 - 11 February 1908 left to go to work
WarsWW 1
Service number53028
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted02 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service1st Bn Otago Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date16 July 1917
User reference7.59

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Probate: Will at Archives NZ, Wellington.

NOK: Mother, Mrs Sophy JONES, Vance St, Shannon.

Hair: Dark Brown Eyes: Blue/Grey

Height: 5' 8" Complexion: Dark

Weight: 148lb

Last Employer: A Seifert, Shannon

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