207658 Pte. Arthur Jones Australian Imperial Force 33rd Battalion from:Barraba, NSW Arthur was the eldest son of Alfred Singleton Jones a 4th generation Australian, descended from convicts William Jones and Mary-Ann Sullivan. He was 1 of 9 children. He was wounded three times during the war, the last on September 30 1918, just days before the AIF's final withdrawal. All three injuries were to the left thigh, the final one leading to an amputation. He moved to Sydney on the 1930's and set up home with his wife in Legge St., Lakemba until his passing in 1965.
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