Jones Family

Compiled by Patrick Duncan Jones AFSM FIFireE
December 2016
Table of Contents
Purser Jeremiah Linde Jones RN ............................................................................................................. 4
Military service........................................................................................................................................ 5
Royal Marines ..................................................................................................................................... 8
HMS Macedonian 21 June 1810 18 June 1812 ............................................................................ 9
Royal Navy......................................................................................................................................... 12
HMS Telegraph 19 December 1813 15 September 1815 .......................................................... 12
HMS Heron 15 September 1815 10 September 1816................................................................ 15
HMS Jasper 10 September 1816 20 January 1817 ..................................................................... 16
The battle of Algiers ...................................................................................................................... 19
HMS Erne 19 January 1818 28 August 1819 .............................................................................. 20
August 1819 until 1825 ................................................................................................................. 21
HMS Larne 16 July 1825 4 April 1827......................................................................................... 22
Promoted to Purser....................................................................................................................... 28
1827 / 1828 Navy list .................................................................................................................... 30
HMS Espoir 1827 - 1831 ................................................................................................................ 32
HMS Trinculo 1832 - 1835............................................................................................................. 33
10 May 1835 ................................................................................................................................. 36
HMS Jupiter 1835 - 1836 ............................................................................................................... 36
1837 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 38
16th August 1837 ........................................................................................................................... 38
1838 1850................................................................................................................................... 39
1840 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 41
1842 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 41
1843 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 41
1843 .............................................................................................................................................. 42
1844 .............................................................................................................................................. 43
1845 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 43
1850 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 43
HMS Crocodile March 1850 May 1850 ...................................................................................... 43
1853 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 45
HMS Ajax 1850 - 1853 ................................................................................................................... 46
25 August 1853 ............................................................................................................................. 48
1854 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 48
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1855 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 48

1856 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 49
1858/1859/ 1861 Navy List ........................................................................................................... 49
1861 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 50
Uniform and Sword ........................................................................................................................... 51
Jeremiahs Medals ............................................................................................................................. 52
Burmah medal with AVA clasp ...................................................................................................... 52
Navy General Service Medal with Algeria Clasp ........................................................................... 56
Australian information .................................................................................................................. 58
Jeremiahs death ................................................................................................................................ 59
World War 1.......................................................................................................................................... 61
World War 1 Medals ............................................................................................................................. 61
1914 Star ........................................................................................................................................... 61
1914 15 Star ................................................................................................................................... 61
British War Medal and Victory Medal .............................................................................................. 62
2854 Private Albert Jones .................................................................................................................... 63
Military records ............................................................................................................................. 67
Obituary ........................................................................................................................................ 68
45th Australian Infantry Battalion ................................................................................................ 69
Battle of Pozieres .............................................................................................................................. 70
World War 2.......................................................................................................................................... 72
World War 2 Medals ............................................................................................................................. 72
1939 1945 Star ............................................................................................................................... 73
Pacific Star ......................................................................................................................................... 74
Defence Medal .................................................................................................................................. 75
War Medal 1939 1945.................................................................................................................... 76
The Australian Service Medal 1939 1945....................................................................................... 77
N108701 Private Leonard Desmond Jones ........................................................................................... 78
19th Battalion War diary .................................................................................................................... 93
19th Battalion..................................................................................................................................... 94
NX31199 Private Ronald Duncan Jones ................................................................................................ 95
2/18 War diary .................................................................................................................................. 99
2/18th Battalion ............................................................................................................................... 102
NX129367 Sergeant Theo George Jones............................................................................................. 103
NX173977 Private Raymond Neville Jones ......................................................................................... 108
References .......................................................................................................................................... 116
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Purser Jeremiah Linde Jones RN

Jeremiah Linde Jones was my great, great grandfather on my fathers side.
Jeremiah is reported to have been born in Ireland, possibly in Glennross, Fermanagh in 1794. It is
believed that his family was from Brecknockshire, Wales, and owned a jewellers shop in Dublin.
Information in family records suggests that Jeremiahs fathers name may have been Griffin Jones, a
jeweller and goldsmith who lived at 65 Dame St Dublin, this information is still unverified, but Dame
St is very close to St Andrews in Suffolk which is mentioned below.
Jeremiahs military records confirm that he joined the Royal Marines in June 1810. His records also
indicate that Jeremiah believed he was baptised in St Andrews Suffolk St Dublin however this is yet
to be confirmed. Jeremiah was married three times, and was the father of 13 children. His first
marriage was to Jane Stock Orme and he had six children with her. Jane died in 1833. Jeremiah then
married Charlotte Green in 1833 however she died not long after.
Referenced from ADM 11/42 Survey of Pursers service Nos 1 260 1852.
Jeremiahs third marriage was to Eleanor Charlotte Orme in Old Church Calcutta on 5th April 1836.
Jeremiah and Charlotte had seven children.
The Register of Marriages kept at Calcutta Fort William in Bengal records his marriage to Eleanor,
and states his age as 40 years (this is not accurate when cross referenced with other records). Their
marriage is listed in The Asiatic Journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China and
Australasia Volume XXI September December 1836 page 109. Jeremiah was identified as being on
HMS Jupiter at that time.
Their 3rd child was Montgomery Jones who was born on 15 January 1840 in the Braidwood area
NSW. Montgomery married Mary Emilia Brown in 1864 and they had 11 children. Their 9 th child,
Duncan Jones, born 13 February 1885 is my grandfather. Duncan Jones married Katherine Louisa
Benson on 7 October 1913 and their 7th child, Leonard Desmond Jones was my father.
Military service
While verifying Jeremiahs Naval service, the main reference source has been the UK Navy lists,
however records have also been found in the UK National Archives for Jeremiah Linde Jones. There
are no formal attestation records for the Royal Navy during the period that Jeremiah was in the
Royal Marines or Royal Navy. In the Army, attestation forms were completed by the person on
enlistment and normally gives next-of-kin, employment details, marital status, age, place of birth
and physical description. In the Navy, an individual would join a ship for the duration of its voyage,
after which they could resign or join another ship. Jeremiahs description when he joined the Royal
Marines is well documented and is noted later. Some of the records found appear to have been
written by Jeremiahs own hand and contain useful information.
ADM 6/196 Survey of age and services of Pursers, 451 589: 1834.
The previous document states that Jeremiah was 40 in 1834 and had served in the Royal Navy for 24
years, 7 of which were spent at sea. The notes in the remarks section are difficult to decipher, but
those parts that can be read indicate that Jeremiah served 2 years off the Coast of France doing the
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duty of a midshipman and clerk. Jeremiah also notes he was twice wrecked, with one ship being the
Jasper and the other ship the Erne. Jeremiah also notes that he is able willing to serve at sea if called
upon.
The document below is the survey of Pursers Services (Nos 1 260: 1852) which contains a
significant amount of information about Jeremiahs Navy service. It states he joined the Royal
Marines at age 16 in 1810 and was serving aboard HMS Macedonian as a Marine with the rank of
Private. Jeremiah notes that he served on the Macedonian until aged 19.
In 1813 Jeremiah passed his Clerks examinations and was transferred from a Corporal in the 108
Company of the Plymouth Division of the Royal Marines to the Royal Navy as a clerk aboard the
Schooner Telegraph.
This document confirms Jeremiahs age as being 57 in 1852. It states his current position as being on
board HMS Ajax, and that he served upon HMS Jupiter when conveying Lord Auckland as Governor
General to India. It also notes that Jeremiah was still fit and desirous of serving at sea.
There is also a letter from a Doctor stating that Jeremiah Linde Jones and that he was in good health
and fit for any service. This letter is dated 31st January 1851.
ADM 11/42 Survey of Pursers Services, Nos 1 260: 1852

Jeremiahs Service record held at The UK National Archives (catalogue reference ADM/196/75 Image
reference 148) is shown below.
This document states that Jeremiah Linde Jones was appointed as a paymaster and purser on 12 July
1826 and that he died on 7 June 1886. The other information in this record will be discussed further
below.
Royal Marines
Jeremiah joined the Royal Marines on 4th June 1810. There is significant information about Jeremiah
in his first military record which is found in documents from record series ADM 158 (Admiralty: Royal
Marines: Description Books: c1750-1940): ADM 158/235 Admiralty: Royal Marines: Description
Books. Plymouth Division. I-J: 1787-1836.
Jeremiahs age is listed as being 18 when he joined the Marines, however this is not correct and has
been verified by later entries that he was 16 at the time. One can only assume that he lied about his
age in order to join the Marines. Jeremiah is listed as being a labourer by trade, 51 tall with grey
eyes and a fresh complexion, and, red hair!
Jeremiah was introduced and enlisted to the Marines by Captain Bartleman and was stationed at the
navy base of Woolwich. Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard along the River Thames
where a large number of ships were built from the early 16th century until the late 19th century. The
dockyard was particularly important during the 16th and 17th centuries, but it gradually declined
due to limited space and the silting of the Thames. By 1800 it was restricted to shipbuilding and
refitting vessels. i
ADM 158/235
Jeremiah listed his place of birth as College Green, Dublin. This information corresponds to earlier
information that indicates his father lived at 65 Dame St Dublin and that Jeremiah believed he was
baptised in St Andrews Suffolk St Dublin. Both of these streets bound College Green as shown below.
ADM 158/235
Jeremiah transferred from the Royal Marines to the Royal Navy on 17th December 1813 after serving
as a Marine on HMS Macedonian.
ADM 158/235
HMS Macedonian 21 June 1810 18 June 1812

In his 1852 survey record, Jeremiah notes that he served upon HMS Macedonian from 1810 when he
first joined the Royal Marines. A search of the UK National Archives has revealed that Jeremiah came
aboard the Macedonian on 21st June 1810, 17 days after joining the Royal Marines. Jeremiah gave
his age when coming aboard the Macedonian as 19, but it is presumed this entry is not accurate
based on previous information. Jeremiah was listed as being a 3rd class Marine at this time.
A search of the documents from record series ADM 37 (Admiralty: Ships' Musters (Series II): 17571842) found a record for Jeremiah Jones in all three items and confirms Jeremiah joined the
Macedonian in June 1810 as a Marine 3rd Class and was discharged in June 1812.
ADM 37/2609 Ship: Macedonian: 1810 June - 1811 June

ADM 37/3615 Ship: Macedonian: 1811 June - 1812 June
ADM 37/3616 Ship: Macedonian: 1812 July - Oct
This search was cross referenced with documents from ADM 35 (Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Ships'
Pay Books (Series III): 1777-1832) which confirm the details found in the Ships' Musters.
ADM 35/2934 Ship: Macedonian: 1810 June 8 - 1811 Oct. 31

ADM 35/3581 Ship: Macedonian: 1811 Nov. 1 - 1813 May 31
The following pay book entry contains information about Jeremiah and his signature also appears
against the line detailing what he was paid.
ADM 35/2934
The information from the muster books from the Macedonian details information about Jeremiah
and confirms he was discharged from the Macedonian on 18th June 1812 in Portsmouth. This is the
same day that the US declared war on the UK, a war which lasted from 1812 until February 18th
1815.
ADM37/3616
It may be a coincidence, but Jeremiah transferring off the Macedonian is more likely to be a
consequence of the declaration of war and a need for the UK to re arm ships, prepare troops and
place the military in a position for the upcoming war. The Royal Marine Grand Divisions (Plymouth,
Portsmouth, Chatham) were administrative headquarters at the main naval bases and were not
combat formations. They administered the numerous divisional companies from which men were
drafted to sea. They maintained a critical mass of marines fit for sea, ready for unseen emergencies.
In military terms, the Plymouth Division keep the Fleet manned with Marines and Jeremiah would at
this time have been in a state of preparedness to transfer to another ship in support of the Royal
Navy and would have been barracked at the Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth shown below.
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Stonehouse Barracks Plymouth.
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HMS Macedonian was a 38 Gun frigate built in 1809 and launched on 2nd June 1810. More technical
data about the Macedonian can be found here;
http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=5209
The first trip undertaken by the Macedonian after she was commissioned was to deliver soldiers
from the UK to Lisbon, Portugal. In January 1812, the Macedonian was sent on a secret mission to
travel to Norfolk, Virginia and exchange bank bills for gold and silver for the Bank of England.
In September 1812, the Macedonian was back at sea, but no record of where Jeremiah was, apart
from in Portsmouth, can be found until he is attached to his next ship, the Telegraph. The
Macedonian is infamous in UK Naval history for on the morning of October 25th 1812, the
Macedonian encountered USS United States and a battle ensued. During the battle, 36 men were
killed and 76 wounded. Following the ships surrender, the crew were taken prisoner by the US Navy,
before being released in March 1813.
Information on the loss of the Macedonian, and a first-hand account of the battle from a sailors
point of view can be found by referring to the below web sites. The account by Douglas Leech is well
worth reading as it provides an insight into the brutality, discipline and general life of a sailor in the
early 1800s.
YouTube enactment of battle

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIf6WC1_bIo
The Royal Navy A History from the earliest times to the present.
o https://archive.org/stream/royalnavyhistory06clow#page/42/mode/2up
The experiences of Douglas Leech.
o https://archive.org/details/thirtyyearsfrom00leecuoft
Royal Navy Biography, or, memoirs of the services of all the Flag Officers, Superannuated
Rear Admirals, Retired Captain, Post Captains and Commanders, by John Marshall 1825.
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https://books.google.com.au/books?id=KV1HAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA1016&dq=list%20of
%20crew%20aboard%20hms%20macedonian&pg=PA1016#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Navy Chronicle: Volume 29, January July 1813. By James Stainer Clarke and John
McArthur. Pages 78 79 lists the names of all those killed and injured aboard the
Macedonian.
o https://books.google.com.au/books?id=34LvghgrSTAC&lpg=PA78&dq=list%20of%20
crew%20aboard%20hms%20macedonian&pg=PA78#v=onepage&q&f=false
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HMS Macedonian
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Royal Navy
HMS Telegraph 19 December 1813 15 September 1815
Jeremiah noted in his 1852 survey that on 17th December 1813 he was transferred from being a
Corporal in the 108th Company of the Plymouth Division of the Royal Marines to be a clerk aboard
the Schooner Telegraph as a member of the Royal Navy. At this time, the UK was still at war with the
US.
Information was obtained from record series ADM 35 (Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Ships' Pay Books
(Series III): 1777-1832):
ADM 35/3923 Ship: Telegraph: May 18 1813 - April 30 1816

ADM 35/4307 Ships' pay books: 1816-1826
A record for Jeremiah Linde Jones was found within ADM 35/3923 which indicated that he joined the
Telegraph on 19 December 1813 and was a clerk from 25 December until his discharge on 15
September 1815.
ADM 35/3923
The following documents from record series ADM 37 (Admiralty: Ships' Musters (Series II): 17571842) were also searched;
ADM 37/3771 Ship: Telegraph Type: Schooner: 1813 June - December

ADM 37/4972 Ship: Telegraph Type: Sloop: 1813 November- 1815 August
ADM 37/6001 Ship: Telegraph Type: Schooner: 1815 September - 1817 January
A record for Jeremiah Linde Jones was found within ADM 37/4972 and ADM 37/6001 confirming
that he joined the Telegraph on 19 December 1813 and was a clerk from 25 December until his
transfer to the Heron on 15 September 1815.
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ADM 37/6001
ADM 37/6001
The extract from the document below details the records when Jeremiah was appointed to
Telegraph, and confirms he was promoted to the Captains clerk on 25th December, that he gave his
age as 21 and he was from Dublin.
ADM 37/4972
It is interesting to note that Jeremiahs transfer was done at the same time and to the same ship as
Captain Timothy Scriven, as Jeremiah was working as a clerk for Captain Scriven at the time.
A clerk was a rating for a person employed by the captain to keep his records, correspondence and
accounts. The regulations of the Royal Navy demanded that a purser serve at least one year as a
captains clerk. Once commissioned, a ship required a great deal of paperwork to keep her in good
order. The recognised office staff consisted of captains clerk, the purser, and the pursers steward.
The Captains clerk worked closely with the purser, especially regarding the muster book which was
used to determine how much to feed the crew.
Jeremiah would have had a high status aboard Telegraph, with an office on the quarterdeck or upper
deck. He would have been paid at the same rate as a midshipman when he started and by 1815 he
would have received almost the same monthly pay as a standing warrant officer.
The Telegraph was built in 1812 in New York and initially was a private vessel US vessel called the
Vengeance which was given a Letter of Marque, which is essentially a licence to capture enemy ships
and sell the profits. Technical information about the Telegraph can be found here
Vengeance was captured by the British near Bordeaux by the HMS Phoebe on 1st January 1813 and
then on 8th January 1813 was sailed back to Plymouth to be refitted as a gun schooner in the Royal
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Navy and renamed as Telegraph. Telegraph was placed into service with 14 guns and a crew of 60
the same year.
The majority of the work of the Telegraph was around the French coast towards the northern tip of
Spain. This location is confirmed by Jeremiahs 1834 survey notes. The Telegraph was involved in
harassing and capturing enemy ships and transporters, and then bringing back the proceeds of the
raid, along with the ship whenever possible, to increase the coffers of their country when at war. A
summary of some of the ships taken captive or destroyed when Jeremiah was aboard the Telegraph
is shown below:
Between the 29th and 30th of December 1813, Telegraph took two French ships captive.
On the 27th of February 1814, Telegraph captured the French ship Clemence, then Telegraph arrived
in Plymouth with troops returning from Bordeaux, then on the 10th March 1814 Telegraph captured
the French Ship North Star.
Telegraphs next major recorded activity was 28th October 1814 when she was based at Halifax,
(presumably Nova Scotia), and was involved in cruising the waters in that area.
On the 3rd November 1814, Telegraph captured and destroyed the French Sloop Alert, then on 7th
November 1814 Telegraph captured and destroyed three sloops in one day, the Four Brothers, the
John and the Anne. Later in November that year, the Telegraph is reported to have captured the US
ships Amy and Mary, both of which were laden with goods, around Cape May which is the
southernmost point of New Jersey.
On 16th November 1814, Telegraph forced aground and destroyed the American ship Syren. In
December 1814 Telegraph captured the US ship Rose and on the 28th the Trim. It appears that from
this point, the Telegraph returned to the UK as its next reported activity was 31 December 1814 in
Plymouth. Jeremiah left the Telegraph on 15th September 1815 and joined HMS Heron.
The sale of the equipment, vessels, and cargo captured during armed conflict was a profitable
business. The crews aboard Telegraph were allotted a share of the worth of the captured ship once
the ship was secured on friendly territory. Each ship would be made the subject of a prize case in
which a court determined the status of the condemned property and the manner in which it was to
be disposed of. These notifications were made via the London Gazette, a copy of which is shown
below for the Le Martha which Telegraph captured on 12 September 1813.
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Given the number of recorded captures by the Telegraph, Jeremiahs time on board would have been
profitable.
HMS Heron 15 September 1815 10 September 1816

Jeremiah joined the Heron on 15 September 1815. Technical information about the Heron can be
found here http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=4714
On 15th November 1815 HMS Heron was involved in a collision with the James and subsequently
arrived in Plymouth for repairs on 29th January 1816 under jury masts (emergency repairs) from
Scotland.
Heron then spent a considerable amount of time, up until 13th July 1816, in Plymouth preparing for
the attack on Algiers and on the 28th of July 1816 departed as a part of a fleet of 19 vessels from
Plymouth Sound, for Gibraltar and then the Bay of Algiers.
The main reason for the Bombardment of Algiers was an attempt by Britain and the Netherlands to
end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers, and to release Christian slaves. A catalyst
for the decision to attack was due to the following massacre described in an account in The Naval
History of Great Britain, Volume 6 page 397 On 23d of May, at Bona, near Algiers, the crews of
between 300 and 400 small vessels engaged in the coral-fishery, while on their way to celebrate mass
(it being Ascension-day), were barbarously massacred by a band of 2000 Turkish Levantine, and
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On the 9th of August 1816, the fleet led by Lord Exmouth, arrived at Gibraltar where it joined a Dutch
squadron in preparation for an attack on Algiers. While waiting in Gibraltar the fleet stocked up on
supplies and preparations made for the battle, with the fleet undertaking extensive gunnery practice
and training.
On the 27th of August 1816 at about 2PM the ships of the fleet took up their stations and the Battle
of Algiers commenced and raged through until 10PM that night. The battle resulted in the defeat of
the Dey of Algiers, the release of a large number of slaves and the end of slavery in that region.
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On the 3rd of September 1816, the fleet departed from Algiers for Gibraltar and then England. The
Heron remained in the Mediterranean for a short period and it appears that while in Gibraltar,
Jeremiah transferred from the Heron to the Jasper.
HMS Jasper 10 September 1816 20 January 1817

In the survey completed by Jeremiah in 1834, he notes that he was twice wrecked, and notes that
one of the ships he was on was the Jasper. Additional technical information about the Jasper can be
found at this web site http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=4934
A search of the UK National Archives has revealed that Jeremiah joined the Jasper on 10 September
1816. The documents searched were;
ADM 37/5894 Ship: Jasper Type: Sloop: 1815 August - 1817 January
ADM 35/4162 Ship: Jasper: 1816 March 1 - 1826 June 1
Records related to Jeremiah were found in ADM 37/5894, which are the muster books for the Jasper
between August 1815 and January 1817. These records identify Jeremiah as being from Dublin, that
he was 24 at the time he came aboard and that he was a clerk.
The life of the Jasper is perhaps its most notable for the events on the night of 19th / 20th January
1817. The Telegraph (one of Jeremiahs previous ships) and the Jasper were anchored in Plymouth
Sound when a gale struck. One crewman aboard Telegraph was killed during this storm and the ship
was destroyed and sunk. Jasper was also wrecked with the loss of all bar 2 of the crew. 57 men and
12 women were killed that night. Fortunately for Jeremiah, and our family tree, Commander Carew
and all the officers, including Jeremiah, were ashore and survived. vi
An article that describes in detail the loss of the Telegraph and Jasper can be found here
http://www.promare.co.uk/ships/Wrecks/Wk_Telegraph.html
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ADM 37/5894 Ships Company for Jasper
ADM 37/5894 Ships Company for Jasper
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Documents from ADM 35 (Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Ships' Pay Books (Series III): 1777-1832)
ADM 35/4162 for the Jasper show that Jeremiah was aboard and part of the crew when the ship was
paid off on 27 March 1817. Sadly, this paybook also list all the sailors who were drowned on the
night Jasper sank as is noted in the line above Jeremiahs entry which indicates the sailor drowned on
20 January 1817. It also lists the amounts paid to Jeremiah when he left the ship.
ADM 35/4162 Ships Pay Book Jasper 1 March 1816 1 June 1826
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A 10 Gun Brig similar to the Jasper and other ships under the Cherokee, Cadmus & Rolla Class
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The battle of Algiers

From the records, available, it is difficult to ascertain if Jeremiah was directly involved in the Battle of
Algiers however a number of assumptions can be made based on the muster books and records for
the Jasper and the Heron, both of which mention Jeremiah during this period.
Both the Jasper and the Heron were part of the fleet of 19 vessels that sailed to Gibraltar preparing
for the Battle of Algiers. Of that fleet, Jasper was the only one that returned to England on the 14th
of August 1816 with despatches from the fleet after reaching Gibraltar. The remainder of the fleet
sailed to the battle which occurred on 27th August 1816, a battle which resulted in 141 British and
Dutch deaths and a reported 7000 enemy deaths. The action resulted in around 3000 slaves being
freed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Algiers_(1816)
Sketch showing the positions of the fleet during the bombardment

Jeremiah was reported to have been aboard the Heron from 15 September 1815 until 10 September
1816, and as the above sketch indicates, Heron was heavily involved in the bombardment of Algiers
on 27 August 1816. Jeremiahs transfer to Jasper is reported to have occurred 14 days after the
bombardment. It is very possible that the recorded date for Jeremiahs transfer to Jasper is incorrect,
or it is possible he was aboard the Heron during the battle. This detail will never be known.
Regardless of what ship he was on, Jeremiah should have been entitled to be awarded the Navy
General Service Medal with Algiers clasp as both the Heron and Jasper are listed in the order of
battle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Algiers_order_of_battle and appear in the
nominal role for the Medal. This detail will be discussed later in the section on Jeremiahs medals.
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HMS Erne 19 January 1818 28 August 1819

Jeremiah notes that he was aboard HMS Erne when it was wrecked. HMS Erne was a 20-gun Brig
built in 1813 in Dartmouth. A search of the UK National Archives has revealed that Jeremiah joined
the Erne in January 1918. The documents searched were;
ADM 35/4109 Ship: Erne: August 27 1815 - August 20 1819

ADM 37/5861 Ship: Erne: November 1816 - December 1817
ADM 37/5862 Ship: Erne: December 1817 - August 1819
Jeremiah was listed as being aboard the Erne from 19 January 1818 as noted in the ships muster
book and payroll. There is a note that he came from the Jasper as his last ship. These records prove
that Jeremiah was a paid crew member aboard the Erne when it was shipwrecked and Captain
Scriven was in charge of the ship. The paybook notes that the crew were paid off in Portsmouth
Harbour on 28th August 1819.
ADM 37/5862 Ships Company for Erne
ADM 35/4109 Ships Pay Book Erne 27 August 1815 and 20 August 1819
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In 1818 Erne was active around Cork, and on the 1st of June 1819 the Erne was wrecked on a reef off
the Isle of Sal, one of the Cape de Verds Islands. The entire crew was saved. Commander Timothy
Scriven was the Captain and he and his crew were taken to Barbados in a Portuguese vessel where
they were returned to England in the Columbo on 14th August 1819. Captain Scriven was censured at
a court martial six days later and lost his recent promotion as a penalty.
The only images for the Erne that have been found are plans for its construction, but considerable
technical detail about the ship can be found here;
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August 1819 until 1825

No records can be found as to Jeremiahs whereabouts between the time he was paid off the Erne
after the crew were paid off in Portsmouth Harbour on 28th August 1819 and when Jeremiah joined
the Larne in July 1825.
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HMS Larne 16 July 1825 4 April 1827

A search of the record series ADM 35 (Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Ships' Pay Books (Series III):
1777-1832) was undertaken to determine when and where Jeremiah Linde Jones joined HMS Larne.
From that search, the following documents were identified, with one, ADM 35/4426 having a
reference to Jeremiah and his time aboard the Larne.
ADM 35/4174
ADM 35/4426
Ship: Larne: 1815 August 29 - 1822 October 14

Ship: Larne: 1823 March 26 - 1827 April 4
ADM 35/4426 indicates that he joined the Larne on 16th July 1825. Additional technical data about
the Larne can be found here; http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=5037
ADM 35/4426
A search of record series ADM 37 (Admiralty: Ships' Musters (Series II): 1757-1842) found a record
for Jeremiah within ADM 37/7146 confirming that he joined the Larne in July 1825 and remained
there until the late March, early April 1827. The other two record series had no record of Jeremiah,
confirming he did not sail with the fleet to Burma, but was indeed a reinforcement.
ADM 37/7144
ADM 37/7145
ADM 37/7146
Ship: Larne 1823 April - 1824 September

Ship: Larne: 1824 October - 1826 February
Ship: Larne: 1826 March - 1827 April
ADM 35/7146
During the search of ADM 37/7146, a hand-written note by Jeremiah Linde Jones was found
documenting his role as Purser on board the Larne. This note was written by Jeremiah signing as a
Pursuer, however he was not officially promoted to this rank until 7th May 1827 when he returned to
England. It can only be assumed that due to the devastation of the crew due to injury and illness
during the war, Jeremiah received a field promotion, which is verified by his effective date of
promotion in all future Naval correspondence which is 12th July 1826.
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ADM 35/7146
Jeremiah was paid off the Larne at Chatham dockyards in Kent on 4th April 1827. The information
below relates to the battles the Larne was involved in before and after Jeremiah joined the ship
during the time of the Burmese War, and highlights how lucky our family was that Jeremiah survived
this war.
The Burmese War between 1824 and 1826 was described as a war between the Honourable East
India Company and the empire of Ava. In the 1800s the Burmese empire comprised of the Kingdoms
of Ava and Pegu. In 1824, raiding by Burmese troops of King Bagyidaw of Ava, in modern-day
Myanmar, into the border states of Sylhat and Cachar (now both in India) had caused their
independent rulers to appeal for help from the British in India. This led to an orchestrated reprisal
expedition whose aim was to take Rangoon. The campaign lasted through two years of extremely
difficult fighting, but in 1826, with his forces driven from Assam, Rakhine and Manipur, King
Bagyidaw agreed a treaty with the British.x
On the 8th of April, the Larne sailed for Madras as part of a fleet comprising of 18 Brigs, Schooners
and other small craft. This fleet also consisted of a fighting force of 8701 men. The principle point of
attack for this fleet was to be the city of Rangoon. On 11th May 1824, the Larne was reported to be
involved in its first battle, where 3 divisions of troops were landed at Rangoon. The ships in the fleet
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were used to fire upon Rangoons defences and were reported to have successfully silenced them.
On the 16th of May it is reported that while the fleet was heading up river, they were attacked
numerous times and these actions saw a large number of enemy fighters killed but minimal injures
were sustained aboard the fleet.
In May and June 1824, the fleet was reported to have anchored in the Irrawaddi River and
coordinated attacks up river aboard smaller ships. During this time the enemy coordinated
numerous guerrilla attacks and harassing actions on the fleet. Between the 10th of June and early
July, the onset of the rainy season meant that there was little if any military activity, but cholera was
rampant amongst the men on the ships. The Burmese forces withdrew to a town called Donoobew.
On 1st July 1824, the Burmese attacked in strength, but were repelled and over 100 of their fighters
were killed in this action. On 8th July, the British fleet sent around 800 men to attack Kemmendine
and around 1500 to attack Kummeroot in an attempt to gain position of land held by the Burmese.
11 British navy officers were injured in this action.
On July 13th, the Larne left the fleet and returned to Rangoon to resupply.
The crew of the Larne succumbed to an outbreak of scurvy and the ship was evacuated to Penang to
allow the crew to recover. It is reported that at this point of the war, the Larne had suffered 170
cases of dysentery and cholera, that there were 13 deaths on board and that at one point in time
only 3 officers and 12 men were fit for active duty. Another ship, the Sophie, reported that 25% of its
crew died due to disease.
A first-hand account of the state of the crew is shown below, written by Captain Marryat to
Commodore Grant on 11th July 1824.
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On the 2nd of September, the Larne was involved in a major offensive at Dalla Creek and as a result
of this action the crew took control of a Burmese stockade in the area. The Burmese constantly
attacked the stockade until the 5th of September when a large scale attack of 1800 Burmese fighters
was launched. The Larne sailed towards the stockade, intervened and drove the Burmese back.
On the 1st of December 1824, HMS Larne was reported by the Oriental Herald and Colonial review
(Page 326 Volume 2 May to August) to have arrived in Ceylon.xii On the 3rd of March 1825, the Larne
was involved in an attack on Bassein, and assisted the fleet in a major battle. The Burmese fled
upriver to escape. For the remainder of June through to August, the Larne was based at Prome as a
launch pad for further upstream attacks by the British.
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With Jeremiah having come on board the Larne on 16th July 1825, he would have witnessed some of
the ships major attacks upon the Burmese, and in particular on the 5th of August 1825 when Larne
was involved in a major offensive on Meaday. After this offensive, the British attempted to negotiate
an armistice with the court in Ava, and on 17th of October a ceasefire was called. The Burmese
refused to negotiate in good faith during this time and used the lull in fighting to gather together a
major fighting force of 50,000 men, which attacked the British on 15th November.
On the 1st of December, the British launched a major attack on Meaday and the enemy fled into the
jungle. The British then marched on Mellone and arrived on 29th December. A major offensive was
launched on the 19th of January 1826 and Mellone fell to the British. The next assault was on
Pagahm-Mew and around 2000 British soldiers defeated a force of 16,000 Burmese. Pagahm Mew
fell to the British on 9th February 1826.
Following this defeat, the Burmese sued for peace and after having paid compensation the war
ended on the 8th of March 1826. On the 6th of May 1826, the fleet consisting of the Larne and other
ships returned to Rangoon and sailed for home.
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Map of area of naval operations
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Painting by Lieutenant Joseph Moore of H.M.S. Larne in the company of Mercury, Heroine, Carron &
Lotus and Transports attacking the Stockades at the entrance of Bassein River on the 26th February
1825.
The Captain of the Larne, Frederick Marryat, was highly commended for his actions during the
Burma war, and in 1826 was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath, Military Division.
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This is in stark contrast to the lack of honours bestowed on the sailors and soldiers who fought
under him who received no recognition until the 1850s, and then only those who were still alive and
applied for a medal received one.
The accolades that Captain Marryat received in England differs to the view of some Burmese who
are still critical of Marryat for allowing the ransack of Yangoon and the looting of a vast number of
national treasures. Some of these treasures are still on display in the British Museum
(http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/the-mandalay-shrine/ ), some are in private collections,
some are missing and a small number have been returned to their rightful owners. xvi
There are a number of first-hand accounts of the 1st Burma War and some excellent accounts of life
aboard the fleet during the war. These publications are well worth reading to get a better insight
into the life of a sailor at this time in history. These publications include:
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Paintings by Lieutenant Joseph Moore depicting views taken at or near Rangoon

o http://www.bobins.splrarebooks.com/collection/view/to-the-honourable-the-courtof-directors-...-eighteen-views-taken-at-and-ne
Narratives of the Naval operations in AVA during the Burmese war in the years 1824, 1825
and 1826 by Lieutenant John Marshall.
o https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ytjuVOQGSY4C&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=h
ms+larne+1824&source=bl&ots=m8fusBiOLK&sig=l83h9xXsU0CwCecl9MdGaO5Skyk
&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjF8cHXxcXOAhUGlB4KHbm7A7YQ6AEIJDAE#v=onepag
e&q=hms%20larne%201824&f=false
The Royal Navy, a history from the earliest times to present by Laird Cowes.
o https://archive.org/stream/royalnavyhistory06clow#page/n7/mode/2up
Our Burmese Wars and Relations with Burma. Colonel W.F.B Laurie London 1885
o http://www.khamkoo.com/uploads/9/0/0/4/9004485/our_burmese_wars_and_rela
tions_with_burma_1824-25-26_and_1852-53.pdf
The Naval History of Great Britain from the declaration of war by France 1793 to the
accession of George IV by William James 1837. Pages 420 470.
o https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ulxTAAAAcAAJ&lpg=PA462&dq=list%20of%2
0crew%20aboard%20hms%20larne&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Promoted to Purser
Below is an article from the Adelaide Advertiser from Wednesday 2nd February 1938 with details of
Jeremiahs Officers warrant and provides details of the Jones family member who provided a copy to
the Adelaide City Council.
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The diagrams below detail where a Purser and Paymaster placed within the UK Naval hierarchy.
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1827 / 1828 Navy list

Jeremiahs first posting after being promoted to the rank of Purser was to HMS Espoir in 1827. This
was less than a month after Jeremiah returned from the Burma War. Records sourced from the Navy
List indicate that Jeremiah was serving on the sloop HMS Espoir based at the Cape of Good Hope
from 7/5/1827. xx
Notification of first warrant
Navy list information
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Ships Officers information
Navy list 1828 information, note change of ships number to 195
Officer list from 1828, note change of ships number to 195
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HMS Espoir 1827 - 1831

HMS Espoir was a Brig-sloop with a listed armament of 10 guns. She was launched on 9 May 1826
and disposed of in 1857. The Espoir weighed 233 tons and its method of propulsion was sail and
screw. Additional information about the Espoir can be found at this web site;
Information of the whereabouts of the Espoir between 1827 and 1831 has been found and provides
an indication of the work Jeremiah would have been involved. It appears that this work may have
been a prelude to the formal treaty of 26th July 1834 between Britain, France and Denmark aimed at
the suppression of the slave trade out of Africa.
On 25th August 1827 Espoir departed Portsmouth for the Cape of Good Hope and Mauritius, with
despatches and other goods which included 70,000 pounds in newly minted gold and silver coins for
the payment of troops at the Cape of Good Hope. The copper coin was carried in Tweed which sailed
8 days later. Espoir continued to Mauritius arriving at Port Louis at the beginning of June 1828.
On 3rd May 1829 Espoir and Tweed left Port Louis for the Cape of Good Hope. Around the 26th May
1829 Espoir arrived Simon's Bay near Cape Town South Africa, which was a naval port where she
undertook some refitting and later was noted as being at St Helena for refitting on 25 July 1829. St
Helena is a British overseas territory.
On 25th October 1829 Espoir was noted as being in port for refitting at Cape of Good Hope then
departing Cape of Good Hope on 29th Oct 1830. It is not recorded if the Espoir spent the entire year
at the Cape or if she was based their and work out of the Cape. Espoir was recorded as arriving at St.
Helena on 9th November 1830 and departed 17th November 1830 on a trip to the Ascension Islands
where she arrived on 22nd November 1830.
Espoir departed the Ascension Islands on 25th November 1830 and arrived in Portsmouth on 22nd
January 1831 with Commander Greville in command. The crew of the ship was paid off at
Portsmouth, the ship's company paid 7. 1s. xxi
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HM Brig Espoir Cadiz Bay Spain.
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HMS Trinculo 1832 - 1835

The 1832 nautical magazine identifies Jeremiah as having been appointed to HMS Trinculo. Jeremiah
was noted as having been appointed to this ship as the purser under Commander JR Booth.
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This is confirmed in the 1834 Navy List which has Jeremiah not attached to any ship early in the year
then from 14th April 1832 he is listed aboard HMS Trinculo.
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1834 Navy List

The Trinculo was launched in 1808, and then commissioned by the Navy in 1832 as a gun sloop with
18 fixed guns. Technical information about Trinculo can be found here;
Some of its work between 1832 and 1835 is noted below. The work of the Trinculo was a mixture of
scientific and support work, but also involved more work around the west coast of Africa combatting
the slave trade.
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The only images found for the Trinculo are these stamp series from the ascension Islands and British
Indian Ocean Territory which show different ships but both claim they are the HMS Trinculo.
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The articles below details some of the experimental work that was undertaken by the Trinculo while
Jeremiah was aboard. This work was around the development of a depth sounder. A full copy of the
reports can be found on page 498 of The Nautical Magazine Volume One of 1832.
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On the 1st of June 1832 Trinculo departed Plymouth for Cork arriving on the 6th of June 1832. Trinculo
then left Cork on 20th June 1832 arrived at the Cove of Cork from a cruise with the Onyx. She was
back in Plymouth on 2nd July 1832 before departing again on the 3rd of July.
On 13th July 1832 with the Donegal as flagship, Trinculo passed by Portsmouth down the Channel to
the westward, en route for Plymouth, in company with the Castor and Orestes, arriving in
Portsmouth on 15th July.
On 18th July 1832, the squadron, which, along with the Donegal, included the Castor, Nimrod,
Orestes, Trinculo, the troopship Jupiter, the steamer Messenger and the Admiralty lighter Hamoaze.
embarked 300 marines from shore and departed Plymouth Sound that evening for Cork, arriving 21st
July.
The Nimrod, Orestes, Trinculo, and Onyx departed Cork on the 23rd July and proceeded along the
coast and spread the word to local magistrates that they had a strong marine force on board should
they be needed to maintain the peace, they were to be joined later by the Donegal and Tyne,
returning to Cork on the 6th of August.
From 25th -29th August 1832 Vice Admiral Sir Malcolm's squadron, including the Donegal, Castor,
Tyne, Trinculo, Nimrod, and the revenue cruiser Prince of Wales, along with the Vernon, Dryad,
Snake and Dee assembled at Torbay for sailing trials, and were joined by the Stag on Thursday. The
Board of Admiralty arrived on the 27th from Portsmouth, in the Lightning, and observed some of the
relative sailing qualities of the vessels taking part in the trials, before departing for Plymouth.
Trinculo returned to Plymouth on the 30th.
On 14th October 1832 Trinculo went into Plymouth to be fitted out for service at Mauritius because
the island had suffered some civil unrest in recent months, before departing on 11th November 1832
for Mauritius with a VIP being General Sir William Nicholay, the newly appointed Governor of
Mauritius.
11 Nov 1832 departed Plymouth en route for Mauritius via Falmouth and Bahia. At some time during
1833 the Trinculo was involved in combatting the Slave Trade. Trinculo arrived in Mauritius on 31st
January 1833 and spent its time patrolling the area before arriving in the Ascension Islands on 18 th
May. During patrols at this time (7th July) Trinculo detained the Spanish slave schooner Segunda
Socorro, with 307 slaves on board. On 17th July 1833 Segunda Socorro was sentenced to be
condemned and the crew of Trinculo received a bounty for its capture.
On 31st July 1833, the crew of Trinculo boarded and detained the slave schooner Rosa, and on 18th
September 1833 detained the Spanish slave schooner Caridad, which was also sentenced to be
condemned.
During September 1833 Trinculo was reported to have been cruising on the West Coast of Africa and
arrived back at the Cape of Good Hope in late October 1833. During November and December 1833
Trinculo is reported to have captured the slave schooner Charidad, the Portuguese slave schooner
Apta, and the Portuguese slave schooner Santiesimo Rosario a Bom Jezuz. All ships were later
condemned to be destroyed.
During 1834 Trinculo was again involved in combatting the Slave Trade. The areas Trinculo patrolled
at this time were Ascension Islands, Princes Island and the Bight of Biafra up until 12th October 1834.
In a report made to the British Parliament in 1842, Trinculo was noted as still being involved in
combatting the Slave Trade during 1835. xxxi At this time, it is assumed that Jeremiah was safely back
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in the UK as is noted later, however if he was, how he got from the Trinculo based a Good Hope back
to Surrey for his sons baptism remains a mystery.
10 May 1835
Jeremiah is presumed to have been in Southwark, Surrey on this day as he is listed as having been at
his son Henry Bingham Jones Baptism. The St Olabe baptism register is listing 628 on the parish
register of 1835.xxxii The register notes that Jeremiah was a Purser aboard HMS Jupiter at this time.
HMS Jupiter 1835 - 1836

The 1835 Navy list notes Jeremiah as being a Purser appointed in 1826, that he was assigned to ship
261 the Jupiter, which at the start of the year was in Woolwich, but in the December edition of the
Navy List was noted as being in the East Indies with Jeremiah being listed as coming aboard on 1st
March 1835 and again 21st August 1835. It is unknown why these boarding dates differ.
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1836 Navy List

HMS Jupiter was built in 1813 and was a sailing ship with 50 guns on board. She was disposed of
from the Navy fleet in 1870 and had a very long history. Jupiter would have been a very old ship
when Jeremiah was aboard as is verified in this web site of technical details;
H.M.S. Jupiter built 1813, at Table Bay (as a troop ship)xxxv

Between 1835 and September 1836 Jupiter sailed extensively around Indian waters and Jeremiah
Linde Jones was presumed to have been on board.
On the 3rd of October 1835 Jupiter departed Portsmouth for Calcutta, calling at Madeira, Rio de
Janeiro, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Isle de France during the voyage. Jupiter arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope on 14th December 1835, and on board was Lord Aukland, the new Governor
General for India. This fact is confirmed in Jeremiahs 1852 survey.
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On its way to Calcutta, Jupiter departed Table Bay via Robin Island en route for the East Indies then
passed about 70 miles from Nicobar and 90 miles from the Andaman Islands, arriving at Kedgeree on
2nd March 1836. On the 5th of March 1836, Jupiter anchored off the Esplanade at Calcutta, having
experienced a tedious passage up the Bay of Bengal.
On the 5th of April 1836 whilst in Calcutta, Jeremiah married Eleanor Charlotte Orme in Old Church
Calcutta. This is the same day that Jupiter departed from Calcutta.
Jupiter arrived back in Portsmouth from Calcutta on the 4th of September 1836 after passing through
Colombo in June and St Helena in August.
On the 17th of September 1836 the crew of the Jupiter came into Portsmouth Harbour from Spithead
to be paid-off.xxxvi
1837 Navy List

In the 1837 Navy list Jeremiahs name appears in italics, denoting he was either retired, unfit for duty
or not attached to a ship.
16th August 1837

In August 1837 Jeremiah was assumed to be in Hampstead as his name is listed in entry 3402 on
page 227 of the St John of Hampstead baptism register as being a purser in the RN and attending his
son Beresfords baptism.xxxvii
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1838 1850
It is believed that between Jeremiah took leave from the Navy between 1838 and 1850, and
migrated to Australia with his family. In 1840 he purchased 640 acres near Bungendore called The
Sandhills, for 384 and annual rent of one farthing.xxxviii No records can be found to determine when
and how Jeremiah and his family arrived in Australia.Advice from the NSW State Records Authority
was that the problem with arrival records of that time is largely that only those individuals on
government assisted schemes from Britain and a small number from Germany were required to
provide substantial personal information to the Immigration Board and Immigration agent. Many
people were starting to arrive by steerage and paying their own way. Most were not listed and if they
were it was by surname only. In this particular area it is unlikely that you will find any additional
records re his arrival. xxxix
A record of this purchase is shown later and notes Jeremiah bought the land in Australia on 29
February 1840. xl
This land purchase was notified in the NSW Government Gazette published 29 April 1840 and states
that on 27 April 1840 the Colonial Secretaires Office was notified of the land sale and transferred
title deeds to Jeremiah which was confirmed as having taken place on 29 February 1840.
xli
'The Sandhills', watercolour, unknown artist, 1840s. xlii
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Map of County of Murray, N.S.W. Dept. of Lands 27/3/1936, showing location of The Sandhill property.
1840 Navy List

The Navy List 1840 only lists Jeremiah as a Purser with no attachment to any ship.
xliv
1842 Navy List

The 1842 Navy list does not mention Jeremiah. xlv
1843 Navy List

The Navy List 1843 list Jeremiah as a purser with an effective seniority date from 12 July 1826.
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Jeremiah is listed as being active but not attached to any ship.
1843
In 1843, Jeremiah is noted in the 21 April NSW Government Gazette as being insolvent and that
worldly belongings were to be auctioned at Bungendore. xlvi
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1844
The Navy List 1844 does not list Jeremiahxlvii
1845 Navy List

The Navy List 1845 List Jeremiah as being active but not attached to a ship.
1850 Navy List

Jeremiahs service record at The National Archives (ADM/196/75, image ref: 148) only records the
ships he was on from 1850 onwards which were HMS Crocodile and HMS Ajax and also records his
retirement on 2 December 1853.
HMS Crocodile March 1850 May 1850

Although Jeremiahs service record indicates he was aboard HMS Crocodile from 2 March 1850 until
May 1850, no record to confirm this could be found in the Navy Lists. A search of the UK National
Archives in ADM 6/416 (which is the alphabetical description book of H.M.S. Crocodile) and contains
muster records and pay details for the ship has failed to find any reference to Jeremiah being on
board the ship. Given that other records indicate that Crocodile was in the same location as Ajax at
this time, around the area of Cork, it is possible that Jeremiah signed on to the Crocodile but never
actually worked upon the ship, preferring to work on the Ajax. This detail will never be known.
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The next letter dated 31st January 1851 appears to be the medical records required for Jeremiah to
re-join the Navy after his time in Australia.
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The Navy list 1850 Places Jeremiah on boat 16 (also listed as 17) which was the Ajax, and his
effective date on board was 2 May 1850 xlviii and he was paid off the Ajax on 30 June 1853. This is
confirmed by his service record.
1853 Navy List

The UK Naval list for 1853 still places Jeremiah on ship 16 which was the Ajax.
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Jeremiah was also noted on the active list and his pay scale was noted as being 127 .15s
HMS Ajax 1850 - 1853

It would appear that Jeremiahs time aboard Ajax may have been a bit less stressful that his previous
appointments. The UK was not at war yet, although the build up to the Crimean war was occurring
and hostilities were escalating in the Baltic, the Ajax was predominantly based in Cork. Ajax was built
in 1809 and technical detail about the ship can be found here;
On the 6th April 1851, Ajax while based at Cove of Cork sent boats to Roches Bay to the rescue of the
emigrant ship Favourite
On the 14th of May 1851 Ajax arrived at Spithead from Queenstown. Spithead is an area in
Hampshire, England. It is protected from all winds, except those from the southeast. It receives its
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name from the Spit, a sandbank stretching south from the Hampshire shore for 5 km and it is 22.5
km long by about 6.5 km in average breadth. Spithead has been strongly defended since 1864 by
fortifications complementing those of Portsmouth. The crew of the Ajax at this time were paid and
ship underwent a refit.
On the 25th of May 1851, all crew manned the Ajax for Royalty. At about 6 o'clock on Friday night the
royal yachts Victoria and Albert, which had gone down to Cowes during the day. Ajax hoisted the
royal and Prussian standards and embarked Her Majesty and Her Royal foreign guests and conveyed
them to Spithead, on a visit to the Vengeance, the Hogue and Ajax, both 60-gun screw steam ships
under Captains M'Dougall and Quin. The royal party, under the customary salutes and the ceremony
of manning yards, went on board the two first named ships and inspected them after which they
returned to the royal yacht.
Around 1851, there was considerable build up toward the Crimean war (October 1853February
1856). The Crimean war fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the
British, French, and Ottoman Turkish, with support from January 1855 by the army of SardiniaPiedmont. The war arose from the conflict of great powers in the Middle East and was more directly
caused by Russian demands to exercise protection over the Orthodox subjects of the Ottoman
sultan. Another major factor was the dispute between Russia and France over the privileges of the
Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches in the holy places in Palestine.
Supported by Britain, the Turks took a firm stand against the Russians, who occupied the Danubian
principalities (modern Romania) on the Russo-Turkish border in July 1853. The British fleet was
ordered to Constantinople (Istanbul) on September 23. On October 4 the Turks declared war on
Russia and in the same month opened an offensive against the Russians in the Danubian
principalities.
On the 11th of March 1854, Ajax departed Spithead for the Baltic and the Crimean War. Jeremiah
was not on board at this time, having retired on 2 December 1853. This is confirmed by a review of
the nominal rolls for the Crimea Medal as Jeremiah is not listed as having seen service there or
having received a medal.
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Jeremiah was placed on the retired list 2 December 1853.
25 August 1853
On 25 August 1853 Jeremiah published a letter to the editor in the Empire Newspaper Page 5,
suggesting he was back in Australia at this time. l
1854 Navy List

The Navy list 1854 lists Jeremiah but does not attach him to a ship.
1855 Navy List

The Navy List 1855 has Jeremiah listed but not attached to any ship.
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This list also places Jeremiah on the retired list on an annual pension of 155. 2s. 6d.
1856 Navy List

In 1856 Jeremiah is listed and the italics denote that Jeremiah was retired or non-sea going.
In the 1856 Navy Listing it is noted that Jeremiah received a medal which will be discussed later.
The notation that Jeremiahs name is in italics indicates that:
1858/1859/ 1861 Navy List

The 1858, 1859 and 1861 Navy lists all record Jeremiah as not being attached to any ship.
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1861 Navy List

The 1861 Navy list notes that Jeremiah is on the retired list. This is confirmed by his service record
with an effective date of 2 December 1853.
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Uniform and Sword
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Significant information about Jeremiahs uniform can be found at the Australian Dress Register online
at http://www.australiandressregister.org/garment/480/
In 2016, Jeremiahs sword (shown above) was presented to the Braidwood Museum by his surviving
relatives.
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Jeremiahs Medals
Burmah medal with AVA clasp
Records to prove which medal Jeremiah was awarded were very difficult to find. A hired researcher
in the UK was able to narrow the search down to the following:
Based on the criteria that the medal mentioned was issued to the RN and had a clasp (as this was
specified) then after examining the array of campaign medals issued for service between 1826 and
1853 the only medals matching these criteria were:
1)
Naval General Service Medal (instituted 1847)
2)
Army of India Medal (1851)
3)
India General Service Medal (1854)
4)
Crimea Medal (1854)
It is understood that the Medal Rolls to (1) the Naval General Service Medal, (2) the Army of India
and (4) the Crimean War and have all been examined for his entry. These searches have all resulted
in a negative result so the only remaining possibility is (3) the India General Service Medal.liii This
advice proved to be misleading.
Family records found online indicated the following:
He did have the Army of India medal for service
The medal says "Purser,
Indian waters 1827 & '36.liv
Army
of
India"
He
was
serving
as
Purser
in
Confusing this claim is the fact that Jeremiah is not actually listed in the Army of India medal nominal
roll as noted above, lv and the 1855 Navy List where Jeremiahs medal was first noted provides little
information apart from detailing that Jeremiah was awarded a Silver Naval Medal with one clasp.
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It was eventually determined after a Freedom of Information request lodged with the UK National
Archives that Jeremiah is listed as having received the Burmah Medal 1824 1826 and is recorded in
the list of naval claimants for the clasp AVA (ADM 171/11 9th Feb 1826). This medal was issued to
Royal Navy members as the Army of India Medal, 1851 (First Anglo-Burmese War).
This medal, instituted and paid for by the Honourable East India Company (HEIC), was established in
1851 for award to survivors of the battles in Burma and India between 1803 and 1826.
The medal also covered the Second Mahratta War (1803-04), the Nepal war (1814-16) the Third
Mahratta War (1817-18) and the Burmese War (1824-26) as well as the siege of Bhurtpoor (182526). Around 4500 medals were issued.
Approximately 2294 clasps were awarded for the AVA campaign, making Jeremiahs original medal
rather rare. This is highlighted in an article by Charles winter in relation to the Army of India Medal.
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(Obverse) A bust of Queen Victoria
(Reverse) Victory seated facing left before

a palm and war spoils, holding a laurel
branch and wreath
The numerous campaigns of the forces supporting the British East India Company were not officially
recognised with a medal until 1851, in the same move as that which created the Military and Naval
General Service Medals for service in the contemporary French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
The resulting Army of India medal covered battles from 1799 to 1826, but many of those soldiers
and sailors involved were no longer living and could not claim the medal. A written application was
required to be submitted to a board of enquiry for it service to be verified and a medal awarded.
The 1901 publication by Laird Cowes titled The Royal Navy, A History from The Earliest Times to The
Present, details why it took so long for the medal to be issued to navy members who fought in this
war.
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Jeremiah served aboard the Larne during the time of the Ava campaign and for his services he was
awarded the medal after applying for it and justifying his claim. A copy of his documented claims for
the medal have not been found yet.
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The document below is the definitive proof of Jeremiahs medal and is an entry in ADM 171/11 dated
January 1853 which is a list of Naval claimants for the Burmah medal with AVA clasp. The entry lists
Jeremiah Linde Jones as being eligible for the Burmah Medal 1824 1826 and that he was aboard
HMS Larne when he earnt the medal. The whereabouts of his original medal is currently unknown.
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Navy General Service Medal with Algeria Clasp

The Naval General Service Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1847, and was designed to be
issued to members of the Royal Navy. The medal was retrospectively awarded for naval actions.
Each battle or action covered by the medal was represented by a clasp on the ribbon of which a total
of 231 were approved, including one for the Battle of Algiers at which Jeremiah was present.
The medal was only awarded if you were still alive in 1847 and you had completed an application to
be awarded it. There are substantially fewer medals issued when compared with the number of men
who served during this period, with Jeremiah being one of those. Jeremiah was on leave from the
Navy in Australia from 1838 until 1850 and in all likelihood had no idea he was eligible to apply for
the medal.
The final date for submitting claims was 1 May 1851, then for nearly four years an Admiralty Board
of Flag Officers, known as the Medal Committee, laboured to validate large numbers of survivors'
applications that came in answer to the London Gazette advertisements. Up to the advertised close
of the Medal Committee's business on 1 May 1851 which was notified in the London Gazette on 28th
January 1851, some 21,000 claims had been approved. After cross referencing the nominal roll for
the medal with Algiers clasp (ADM 171/4) of the ships that Jeremiah was aboard, 16 of the 121 men
from the Heron applied for and received the medal and 17 of the 75 men aboard the Jasper applied
for and received the medal.
(Obverse) Young Head profile of Queen Victoria
(Reverse) Britannia with her trident, seated

on a sea horse.
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The following extract from a book called Collecting Military Medals; A Beginners Guide, lists the
ships that were involved in the Battle of Algiers, which includes Heron and Jasper.
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Australian information
Some information is available about Jeremiahs activities when he was in Australia, however records
of his arrival into the country on both occasions is yet to be found despite searches in the NSW
Archives and State Library.
The information below details some of Jeremiahs recorded activities while in Australia.
In 1958 - 59 The electoral role entry 53 lists Jeremiah in the district of Cumberland as living
in an office/ dwelling on George St.lxii
In 1859 1860 the Australian Historical Electoral roles listing 811 has Jeremiah as being a
leaseholder at Fairfield.lxiii
In 1861 62 the Central Cumberland Electoral role, entry 1033, lists Jeremiah as living in
Ulverstone and as a leaseholder at St Lukes.lxiv
Jeremiah was also appointed as an enumerator for the division of Liverpool in NSW on 28
February 1861.
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In 1862 the Civil Establishments list NSW for the District of Liverpool lists that Jeremiah was
the District Registrar and a JP since March 1857.
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In 1864lxvi Jeremiah was listed in the NSW Blue Book of the Chief Secretary Public Service
Lists 1958 1860 as the District Registrar in Liverpool.
1865 lxvii Jeremiah was again listed in the NSW Blue Book of the Chief Secretary Public Service
Lists 1958 1860 as the District Registrar in Liverpool.
Jeremiahs death
Jeremiah died on 7 June 1866 from pneumonia and is buried in Saint James Church Cemetery,
Smithfield.
Extracts from Jeremiahs death certificate registration number 4588/1866 are shown below and
details his cause of death, his family details, (including that his Father and Mother were unknown)
and his burial details.
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Jeremiahs service to the Royal Navy is noteworthy. He was engaged with the either the Marines or
the Navy from 1810 until 1853, a period of 43 years of which 31 were spent in active service, aboard
ships at sea or supporting Naval operations.
Jeremiah took leave from the Navy between 1838 and 1850, moving to Australia with his young
family, but always remained an active reservist who could be called upon at any time. Jeremiah
served during two wars and was shipwrecked twice. He saw a vast part of the British Empire whilst
under sail, and visited numerous countries making the story behind his uniform of great interest.
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World War 1
The war fought between July 28, 1914, and November 11, 1918, was known at the time as the Great
War, the War to End War, and (in the United States) the European War. Only when the world went
to war again in the 1930s and 40s did the earlier conflict become known as the First World War. Its
casualty totals were unprecedented, soaring into the millions. World War I is known for the
extensive system of trenches from which men of both sides fought. Lethal new technologies were
unleashed, and for the first time a major war was fought not only on land and on sea but below the
sea and in the skies as well. The two sides were known as the Allies or Ententeconsisting primarily
of France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, and later the United Statesand the Central Powers, primarily
comprised of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburg Empire), Germany, and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey).
A number of smaller nations aligned themselves with one side or the other. In the Pacific Japan,
seeing a chance to seize German colonies, threw in with the Allies. The Allies were the victors, as the
entry of the United States into the war in 1917 added an additional weight of men and materiel the
Central Powers could not hope to match.
The war resulted in a dramatically changed geo-political landscape, including the destruction of
three empires: Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman and Russian. New borders were drawn at its conclusion
and resentments, especially on the part of Germany, left festering in Europe. Ironically, decisions
made after the fighting ceased led the War to End War to be a significant cause of the Second World
War.lxviii
World War 1 Medals

There were five campaign medals available for Australian individuals who saw service in the First
World War. An individual, male or female, could be issued with a maximum of three of these medals,
although there are a small number of exceptions to the rule.
Service medals were issued automatically to other ranks, but officers or their next of kin had to apply
for them. Medals were impressed with the name of the recipient and usually included some or all of
the following: service number, rank, first name or initial, surname and military unit (Regiment or
Corps). This was either on the rim of the medal or in the case of a star, on the reverse.
In addition to the five campaign medals a badge was available to officers and men who had been
honourably discharged or had retired as a result of sickness or wounds from war service.
1914 Star
The 1914 Star was authorised in April 1917 to be awarded to those who served in France or Belgium
on the strength of a unit, or who served in either of those two countries between 5 August 1914 and
midnight on 22/23 November 1914. A recipient of the 1914 Star could not be awarded the 1914 15
star.
1914 15 Star
The 191415 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war
between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.
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British War Medal and Victory Medal

Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The
British War Medal 1914-20 was awarded as follows:
Navy: 28 days mobilised service in Australia, at sea or overseas during prescribed periods.
Army: Entered theatres of war during specified periods or left places of residence and rendered
approved service overseas.
Mercantile Marine: Awarded to the men and women of the Mercantile Marine who served at least
six months at sea between 4th August 1914 and 11th November 1918. Licensed Pilots, Fishermen
and crews of Pilotage and Lighthouse Authorities' Vessels, and of Post Office Cable Ships were also
eligible.
Those eligible also included members of women's organisations; persons on the staffs of military
hospitals and members of recognised organisations who handled sick and wounded; and members
of other duly recognised or other authorised organisations as specified in medal regulations.
The qualification period of service between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918 was later
extended to cover post-war mine clearance and service in Russia during 1919 and 1920.
The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the
Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a Victory Medal to their own nationals. Each
nation used the standard ribbon but used different designs on the medal to reflect national identity
and custom. A number had the figure of Victory on the obverse. Australians were awarded the
medal issued by Great Britain.
The Victory Medal was awarded to prescribed classes of persons who entered a theatre of war on
duty between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918.
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2854 Private Albert Jones lxix
Albert Jones is my great uncle on my fathers side. My grandfather Duncan Jones had 7 brothers and
4 sisters. Albert was the fifth son of Montgomorey Jones and Mary Jones.
Service Number:
2854lxx
Enlisted:
18 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:
Privatelxxi
Last Unit:
45th Infantry Battalionlxxii
Born:
Tuena, New South Wales, 13 November 1874
Home Town:
Coutts Crossing, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:
Not yet discovered
Occupation:
Farmer
Died:
Killed in Action, Pozires, France, 6 August 1916, aged 41 yearslxxiii
Cemetery:
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial No known grave
Memorials:
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial France)

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Roll title:
13 Infantry Battalion - 9 to 12 Reinforcements (September-December 1915)
Date of embarkation:
6 September 1915
Place of embarkation: Sydney

Ship embarked on:
HMAT Ballarat
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Military records
Military records for Albert Jones indicate that he joined the AIF on 18 July 1915 at age 40 years and 8
months. He had previous military experience with the National Rifle Reserve for 12 months.
No records could be found to confirm where he trained between July 1915 and September 1915.
He embarked on 6 September 1915 from Sydney on the HMAT Ballarat and appears to have been
part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in Egypt. Albert Jones was initially posted to the 9th
Reinforcements 13th Battalion and on 3 March 1916 was taken on strength in the 45 Battalion C
Company at Tel el - Kebir. On 2 June 1916, it is noted that he departed Alexandria with the BEF and
disembarked in Marseilles on 8 June 1916.
On 6 August 1916, Albert Jones was killed in action at Pozieres. 1st hand accounts of his death are
transcribed in the Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry Bureau Files 1914 18 War
file number 1DRL/0428.
Private H Preston 2675
Jones was killed on the spot going into the trenches on August 5th by shell fire
Private Hugh Roberts 4065
Jones was killed instantly on 5/8/16 in a support trench near Pozieres by a shell. He saw him buried
the next day in a shell hole besides the trench
Private H P Wallis 3549

Saw A. Jones lying dead in the support trench at Pozieres on August 6th. He had been killed by a shell
on August 5th. He was a slightly built man of medium height and fair complexion. His body was put
out over the parapet and buried afterwards in a shell hole
Corporal Newman 74 45th Battalion
I knew Jones, a very decent good fellow, between 43 45, very steady. Wound not have a glass of
beer if you begged him to. He came from Grafton. They were shelling the Sap and we lost heavily. 43
were killed and 67 wounded out of 2 companies. He was killed instantly by a piece of shell. I was hit
later myself and buried. I think Jones was on the peninsula.
Private C Cook 2814
I was Jones great mate. We went over on the Ballarat together. It was about midnight and we were
getting up from supports about 100m yards from the front line. I saw him when he fell. We were both
snipers and crack shots. He came from Grafton and was a most careful man, neither drank or smoked
allowed himself 6d a per day. I would like to see his people. He was very well and happy before he
died.
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Obituary
The following obituary was found in The Cumberland Argus and Fruit Growers Advocate, Parramatta
NSW Saturday 9 September 1916 pg. 12.
Mr. Montgomery Jones, of Adderley street, Auburn, was officially notified on Saturday that his son,
Private Albert Jones, was killed in action in France between 5th and 6th August. The deceased, who
was 44 years of age and single, came from the Clarence River district, where he owned and worked a
farm, and where he took a keen interest in rifle shooting.
He had not been much about Auburn. He left for the front with the 9th Reinforcements of the 13th
Battalion just 12 months ago. He went to Egypt and had some military experience in the desert. He
left Egypt for France on 13th June. The last letter received from him was from France, dated 14th
July. He was then fit and well, but had so far not been in the firing line. He was, however, not far
away. The deceased's grandfather was Jeremiah Linde Jones, a captain in the British navy. His son
(deceased's father) has in his possession a couple of interesting heirlooms, one being the sword used
by his progenitor, and the other being a gold signet ring, on the inside of which is the following
inscription: "Presented to Captain J. L. Jones, of H.M.S. Ajax, by Alfred Mitchell, American Consul."
The ring is over 100 years old. The old man says that his father took part in a naval battle at Havre
(France).lxxiv
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1 August 1916. Australian infantry watching the artillery bombardment of Pozires. (AWM EZ0083)
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45th Australian Infantry Battalion

The 45th Battalion was raised in Egypt on 2 March 1916 as part of the "doubling" of the AIF.
Approximately half of its new recruits were Gallipoli veterans from the 13th Battalion, and the other
half, fresh reinforcements from Australia. Reflecting the composition of the 13th, the new battalion
was composed mostly of men from New South Wales.
As part of the 12th Brigade of the 4th Australian Division, the 45th Battalion arrived in France on 8
June 1916, destined for the Western Front. It fought in its first major battle at Pozieres in Augustlxxvi,
defending ground previously captured by the 2nd Australian Division. After Pozieres the battalion
spent the period until March 1917 alternating between duty in the trenches and training and rest
behind the lines, first around Ypres in Belgium, and then in the Somme Valley in France.
The 45th Battalion was in reserve for the 4th Division's first major action of 1917 'the first battle of
Bullecourt' and was not committed to the attack. It was, however, heavily engaged during the battle
of Messines in June, and suffered commensurate casualties. The focus of the AIF's operations had
now switched to the Ypres sector in Belgium and the 45th took part in another major battle near
Passchendaele on October 12. Conditions were horrendous and the operation was hastily planned thus it resulted in failure.
Like most AIF battalions, the 45th rotated in and out of the front line throughout the winter of 191718. In the spring of 1918 it played a crucial role in turning the last great German offensive of the war
when it defeated attacks aimed at breaking through the British front around Dernancourt. The Allies
launched their own offensive on 8 August with the battle of Amiens. On the first day of this battle
the 45th Battalion captured 400 German prisoners, 30 artillery pieces and 18 machine guns. 8
August became known as the "black day of the German Army" and initiated a retreat back to the
formidable defensive barrier known as the Hindenburg Line. The 45th Battalion fought its last major
action of the war on 18 September 1918 around Le Verguier to seize the "outpost line" that guarded
the approaches to the main defences. The battalion was out of the line when the war ended on 11
November, and was disbanded on 2 May 1919.
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Battle of Pozieres
Pozieres, a small village in the Somme valley in France, was the scene of bitter and costly fighting for
the 1st, 2nd and 4th Australian Divisions in mid-1916.The village was captured initially by the 1st
Division on 23 July 1916. The division clung to its gains despite almost continuous artillery fire and
repeated German counter-attacks but suffered heavily. By the time it was relieved on 27 July it had
suffered 5,285 casualties. The 2nd Division took over from the 1st and mounted two further attacks the first, on 29 July, was a costly failure; the second, on 2 August, resulted in the seizure of further
German positions beyond the village. Again, the Australians suffered heavily from retaliatory
bombardments. They were relieved on 6 August, having suffered 6,848 casualties The 4th Division
was next into the line at Pozieres. It too endured a massive artillery bombardment, and defeated a
German counter-attack on 7 August; this was the last attempt by the Germans to retake Pozieres.lxxvii
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World War 2
The Second World War was arguably the most significant period of the 20th century. It brought
about major leaps in technology and laid the groundwork that permitted post-war social changes
including the end of European colonialism, the civil rights movement in the United States, and the
modern womens rights movement, as well as the programs for exploring outer space. The primary
combatants were the Axis nations (Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, Imperial Japan and their smaller
allies) and the Allied nations, led by Britain (and its Commonwealth nations), the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics and the United States of America. The Allies were the victors. Two superpowers,
the USA and USSR, emerged from World War II to begin a Cold War with each other that would
define much of the rest of the century.lxxx
World War 2 Medals

Two medals were issued for WW2
Defence Medal
War Medal
In addition to this, Australian forces received the 1939 1945 Defence Medal.
Eight different campaign stars were issued for the Second World War. Apart from some
Commonwealth issues, these were issued unnamed. The maximum number of stars that could be
earned by any one person was five, while those who qualified for more received a clasp to be sewn
on to the ribbon of the appropriate star.
Only one clasp per ribbon was permitted which was the first to be earned after qualifying for the
star.
The stars are listed with the associated clasps in brackets:
1939-45 (Battle of Britain)

Atlantic (Air Crew Europe or France and Germany)
Air Crew Europe (Atlantic or France and Germany)
Africa (North Africa 1942-43, 8th Army or 1st Army)
Pacific (Burma)
Burma (Pacific)
Italy (None)
France and Germany (Atlantic)lxxxi
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1939 1945 Star

The 1939-45 Star is awarded for service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945 for:
a period of six months (180 days) operational service for RAN and Army personnel and RAAF
non-air crew personnel
a period of two months operational service for air crew personnel
a period of six months service at sea for Merchant Navy provided at least one voyage was
made through one of the specified areas of active operations
Private Leonard Desmond Jones N108701

Private Ronald Duncan Jones Nx31199 KIA
Private Raymond Neville Jones Nx173977
Sergeant Theo George Jones Nx129367
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Pacific Star
The Pacific Star is awarded for entry into operational service in the Pacific Theatre of Operations
between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945.
Navy and Merchant Navy personnel are eligible if the 1939-45 Star is earned by six months service
or if they entered the Pacific Theatre between 2 March 1945 and 2 September 1945.

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Defence Medal
The Defence Medal is awarded for six months service in a prescribed non-operational area subject
to enemy air attack or closely threatened, in Australia and overseas, or for 12 months service in
non-prescribed non-operational areas.
Within Australia the area is the Northern Territory, north of 14 degrees 30 minutes south, and the
Torres Strait Islands between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.
Overseas service includes the Middle East, east of the Suez Canal (less the period of the Syrian
Campaign) or Malaya prior to the Japanese invasion on 8 December 1941.

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War Medal 1939 1945

The War Medal 1939-45 was awarded for 28 days full-time service in the Armed Forces between 3
September 1939 and 2 September 1945. Operational and non-operational service may be counted,
providing that it was of 28 days or more duration.
In the Merchant Navy there is a requirement that the 28 days should have been served at sea.
A member qualifies for the award where service was brought to an end by death, wounds or other
disabilities due to service or by cessation of hostilities on 2 September 1945.

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The Australian Service Medal 1939 1945

The Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 was instituted in 1949 to recognise the service of members
of the Australian Armed Forces and the Australian Mercantile Marine during World War II.
The medal was originally awarded to those who served at home or overseas for at least 18-month
full-time service, or three years part-time service, between 3 September 1939 and 2 September
1945. Members of the Australian Mercantile Marine must have served the qualifying time at sea.
In 1996 the qualifying time was reduced to 30 days full-time or 90 days part-time service. To be
eligible for the medal a serviceman or woman must have been honourably discharged from the
Australian Armed Forces.

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N108701 Private Leonard Desmond Jones
Name
JONES, LEONARD DESMOND
Service
Australian Army
Service Number
N108701
Date of Birth
6 Sep 1922 (actual DOB 6 September 1924)
Place of Birth
LIDCOMBE, NSW
Date of Enlistment
15 Apr 1941
Locality on Enlistment BROOKVALE, NSW

Place of Enlistment
PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin
JONES, LESLIE (sic)
Date of Discharge
11 Oct 1943
Rank
Private
Posting at Discharge
19 Battalion
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Leonard Desmond Jones was known to us all as Poppy. Poppy was born on 6 September 1924 and
was the 6th of 8 children born to Duncan and Katherine Jones.
Poppy lied about his age to enlist in the Army on 14th April 1941 so he could be his brother Ron who
had enlisted in June 1940. Poppy served with his three brothers Theo, Ron and Raymond. Theo and
Raymond enlisted in the year after Poppy enlisted. Poppy said the only reasons he and his brothers
joined up was to try and get a good feed and his family were doing it tough at the time and could not
afford to feed them all.
Poppy was in Darwin from 12 September 1941 until 9 September 1942 and served his country during
a large number of air raids by the Japanese during that time.
Poppy never spoke to me about his war service until a few weeks before his death on 22 December
2006. Poppy spent all of his active service in Darwin and told me that his recollection of the first air
raid on 19th February 1942 was that there were a lot more people killed than the official records
accounted for.
He recalled the first air raid and being on an anti-aircraft gun and being ordered not to fire upon the
Japanese planes for fear they would crash into the city of Darwin and injure people. This upset
Poppy as he thought he might have been able to do more in the situation but was not allowed to fire
due to the orders he was given. He recalled being sent to Darwin harbour to recover bodies and
seeing hundreds of bodies in the water and having to avoid crocodiles while they were trying to
recover the bodies.
Poppy was reported as being underage on 9 September 1942 and was marched out of Darwin and
returned to a training battalion. Poppy believes this was due to his mother Katherine dobbing him
in after she was notified on Ron Jones being missing in action, presumed killed in action in the fall of
Singapore on 9 February 1942.
When Poppy was on training manoeuvres with the 38th Brigade in Swansea on 5th March 1943, he
was injured due to a fuse in a stick of gelignite burning quicker than anticipated and prematurely
exploding the gelignite. The explosion caused Poppy severe life threatening injuries which resulted in
the loss of his right hand, the partial loss of fingers on his left hand, internal injuries, ruptured ear
drums and other injuries.
Poppy recalls being taken to hospital, but being left to pass quietly due to the extent of his injures.
When he was later found to still be alive, medical staff worked to stabilise him and repair the
damage. Poppy spent 1 month in hospital recovering from the physical injuries and a lifetime trying
to recover from the mental inures. He rarely wore his service medals due to being shunned by the
RSL for membership as they considered he had not served overseas and serving in Darwin did not
warrant him being called a returned serviceman.
Poppy was discharged from the Australian Military forces on 11 October 1943 having served 910
days, 600 of which were on active service.
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Top secret cabinet documents related to first Darwin air raid.
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19th Battalion War diary

This information has been taken from the 19th Battalion War Diaries and relates specifically to
information about Poppy as noted in the diaries.
14th April 1941
15 April 1941
2 June 1941
12 September 1941
Recorded air raids in
Battalion Diary
19 February 1942
22 February 1942
4 April 1942
5 April 1942
25 April 1942
27 April 1942
29 April 1942
14 June 1942
15 June 1942
9 September 1942
12 September 1942
5 October 1942
13 October 1942
22 October 1942
9 November 1942
17 December 1942
13 January 1943
5 March 1943
5 March 1943
5 March 1943
2 April 1943
17 April 1943
26 April 1943
6 June 1943
30 July 1943
11 October 1943
6 May 1946
Enlisted in Australian Military forces at Park road Paddington. Listed DOB as

6/9/22. Actual DOB 6/9/24
Taken on strength
Marched out to 7 MD
Marched in to 7 MD Darwin. 19th Infantry Battalion Darwin Fortress
1 air raid at 0950 lasted 50 minutes. RAAF base, Kahlin hospital, jetty and
shipping bombed and machine gunned. 2nd air raid 1120
Air raid. 2 personnel injured
Air raid 1250
Air raid 1212
Air raid 24 bombers
Air raid. 18 bombers and fighter escort
19 Battalion under Fortress command
Air raid. 27 twin engine bombers and 3 fighters
Air raid. 27 twin engine bombers and 3 fighters
Returned to 7MD NSW when found to be underage
Absent without leave 5 October to 6 October. Admonished.
Marched out to 9th Infantry Training Battalion
Forfeited 1 days pay
Failed to appear for parade. Fined 1.10
Posted to X list.
Marched out to 113 AGH
Marched into 19 Infantry Battalion A Company and struck off X list.
Absent without leave from 18 December 1942 until 6 January 1943. Fined.
Member of 8 Platoon A company.
Whilst on field exercises held by 38th Brigade at Swansea, Private Jones
sustained accidental injuries. Loss of right hand and left index finger,
damaged 1st and 3rd fingers on left hand, injuries to chest, neck, face and
right ear. Will cause permanent incapacitation and impair efficiency as a
soldier.
Placed on dangerously ill list
Transferred to hospital
Discharged from hospital
Absent without leave fined 1
Court of enquiry held to determine cause of injury. President of Enquiry
was Major B.S. Noonan. Lt Colonel EP Foster concurred with findings that
the injuries were as a result of an accident.
Discharged medically unfit for service from Citizen Military forces not
occasioned by his own fault. Noted that he served 910 days which included
600 days active service.
Formally discharged with gratuity.
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19th Battalion
This information related to Poppys battalion and outlines some of the areas he would have been
actively engaged in had he not been injured.
After the First World War the defence of the Australian mainland lay with the part-time soldiers of
the Citizens Military Force (CMF), also known as the Militia. The Militia was organized to maintain
the structure of the First AIF and kept the same numerical designations. The Militia units were
distributed in the same areas the original AIF units were raised. Thus Sydney's 19th Infantry
Battalion was the "South Sydney Regiment". However, during the Depression little was spent on
defence and the Militia had few volunteers. In 1930 the 19th merged with the 1st Battalion, forming
the 1st/19th Battalion. The battalion later merged with the 20th Infantry Battalion - the "Parramatta
and Blue Mountains Regiment" - and became the 19th/20th Infantry Battalion. After the start of the
Second World War, part of the 19th/20th was transferred from Sydney to the Northern Territory, to
help defend Darwin. The element became the "Darwin Infantry Battalion" and was part of the
Darwin Mobile Force. The Darwin Infantry Battalion had only a brief history, reverting back to being
the 19th in July 1941, separated from the 20th. The 19th remained in Parap in Darwin until
September. It was then flown to Sydney, via Brisbane, where it went into camp at Narellan. In
January 1943 the battalion moved to Gan Gan, to conduct amphibious training at Shoalwater Bay. In
April the 19th moved to Woodford for jungle training. It soon received orders to prepare for
"tropical service" and moved to Kuranda on the Atherton Tablelands.
By 1943 the main fighting had moved beyond Papua into New Guinea, leaving the area between
Milne and Nassau Bays largely undefended. Consequently, in July the 19th, as part of the 6th
Brigade, was sent to the Buna area, where it carried out patrols, laboured on working parties, and
performed other garrison duties. At the end of May 1944 the brigade was transported to New
Guinea, first to Lae and then Bulolo in June. The time at Bulolo was considered to be a rest period
and in September the battalion was ordered back to Lae. While on the move, the brigade was
rumoured to be receiving an operational roll, which was seemingly confirmed at Lae when the
brigade received an influx of reinforcements. The 6th Brigade was originally part of the 4th Division
but in New Guinea was placed under the command of the 3rd Division. In the third week of
September, the 6th Brigade was allocated to the 5th Division which was scheduled to go to New
Britain. Thus, the 6th Brigade was finally given an operational role. Rather than carry out a major
offensive against the Japanese, the much smaller Australian force used active patrolling to confine
the Japanese to Rabaul and the Gazelle Peninsula. The 14th/32nd was the first battalion to arrive,
landing at Jacquinot Bay, in November. It was followed by the 36th and 19th. The 6th Brigade
pushed up the coast by barge and on foot. By the end of February 1945 the 19th had crossed the
Mevelo River and was patrolling east to the Wulwut River. The Japanese had prepared a series of
defensive positions on the Waitavalo ridge, overlooking the Wulwut. On 5 March the 19th crossed
the river and captured a series of Japanese positions.
By mid-March the 19th reached Bacon Hill, on the crest of the Waitavalo ridge and the main
Japanese position in the Waitavalo-Tol Plantation area. The 19th was relieved by the 14th/32nd,
which captured the hill on 18 March. With the capture of Bacon Hill, the Australians established a
line across the neck of the Gazelle Peninsula. The Australians held the line and patrolled forward for
the rest of the war but did not make any major move beyond it into Japanese-controlled territory. In
April, after almost two years in New Guinea and New Britain, the 19th, 14th/32nd, and other units
from the 6th Brigade, returned to Australia for leave and further training. But the war was coming to
end and the 19th and the 6th Brigade were disbanded in July.
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NX31199 Private Ronald Duncan Jones
Name
JONES, RONALD DUNCAN
Service
Australian Army
Service Number
NX31199
Date of Birth
4 Jul 1919 (Actual DOB 4th July 1922)
Place of Birth
MULGOA, NSW
Date of Enlistment
10 Jun 1940

Place of Enlistment
PADDINGTON, NSW
Next of Kin
JONES, DUNCAN
Date of Death
9 Feb 1942
Rank
Private
Posting on Death
2/18 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
Ronald Duncan Jones was my fathers brother. Ron was born on 4th July 1922 and was killed in action
in Singapore on 9th February 1942 aged 20 years.
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Ron enlisted in the AIF on 10th June 1940 having lied about his age having noted his date of birth as
being in 1919.
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2/18 War diary

This information has been taken from the 2/18th Battalion War Diaries and relates specifically to
information about Ron as noted in the diaries.
10th June 1940

16th June 1940
1st August 1940
3rd August 1940
28/29 December 1940
1st February 1941
1st February 1941
2nd February 1941
3rd February 1941
4th February 1941
7th February 1941
10th February 1941
12th February 1941
13th February 1941
17th February 1941
14th July 1941
22nd October 1941
During January 1942
13th January 1942
23rd January 1942
26/27th January 1942
27th January 1942
28/29/30th January
1942
8th February 1942
8th February 1942
9th February 1942
9th February 1942
16th February 1942
23rd June 1945
8th March 1946
Enlisted into Army RRD infantry

Began training with 5th Battalion
Taken on strength 2/18 Battalion
Transferred to 22 Infantry Brigade
Absent without leave fined 1 Pound & given 7 days confined to
barracks
Transferred from C Company to 1st reinforcements rifle group (2/18
war diary)
Departed Bathurst for Sydney (2/18 war diary)
Taken on board the Queen Mary
Shown on sick list with impetigo (2/18 war diary)
Departed for Singapore on Queen Mary
On beer duty and assigned to Lifeboat on Port 3 (2/18 war diary)
Arrived Fremantle
Arrived Port Dickson and posted to Malay Barracks
On Picquet duty (2/18 war diary)
Transferred by boat to Malay Peninsula
Transferred to C Company whose role was to hold vital ground at
Seaview, Arty Hill and House Spur Jemalung River area
Granted leave to go to Singapore
Based in Mersing on the East Coast Malay Peninsula
Mersing bombed by Japanese
Withdrew South from Mersing
C Company held in reserve while Japanese advanced South
Attacked by Japanese in area of Nithsdale Estate Homestead
Withdrawn to Singapore down east cost of Malay Peninsula, based to
East of Lim Chu Kang Road near Thegah airfield
Intense bombing from Japanese from across Straits of Jahore
Between 2130 and 2230 Japanese attacked. Ron Jones in C Company
lead by Captain Okey. Was either in 6/12/13/14 or 15A Platoon
2/18 Battalion pulled back to Ama Keng Village
Reported that 30,000 Japanese troops landed on Singapore.
Reported officially missing by AIF in Singapore
Reported officially missing in action believed killed on 8th February
1942 by returned POW's
Confirmed Killed in Action 9th February 1942 by returned POW's
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2/18th Battalion
The headquarters of the 2/18th Infantry Battalion opened at Wallgrove Camp, west of Sydney on 13
July 1940. Its recruits were drawn principally from north-west New South Wales and Sydney and
they trained at Wallgrove until 16 August. The battalion subsequently continued its training at
Ingleburn, south of Sydney, and at Bathurst from 6 November. As part of the 22nd Brigade of the 8th
Australian Division, the 2/18th sailed from Sydney bound for Singapore on 4 February 1941.
Immediately upon its arrival in Singapore on 18 February, the 2/18th moved north to Port Dickson in
Malaya, where it would train for service under tropical conditions. In March it moved to Seremban in
central Malaya, in late-August to Jemaluang on the east coast, and in early September to Mersing,
also on the east coast. War with Japan was increasingly likely and the battalion set to preparing
defensive positions. The 2/18th stood to arms on 6 December 1941 but it was not until 3 January
that it encountered its first Japanese - two downed airmen captured in a hut outside Mersing. On 17
January the 2/18th, much to the consternation of many members of the battalion, received orders
to abandon the well-prepared defences at Mersing and withdraw to Jemaluang further south.
Japanese successes to the west were threatening to outflank the forces on the east coast. Although
never tested, the strong defences had dissuaded the Japanese from conducting a landing around
Mersing and using the shortest landward route to advance on Singapore.The 2/18th's first major
action was at Nithsdale Estate in the early hours of 27 January. The battalion lay in wait for the
advancing Japanese and sprang an ambush involving three of its companies. It took the Japanese
completely by surprise and inflicted heavy casualties. But command broke down in the dark - the
complex ambush plan had been intended for daylight - and a premature withdrawal order from
brigade headquarters forced the abandonment of D Company behind the bulk of the Japanese force.
After the Nithsdale ambush the 2/18th withdrew to Singapore. It was allocated a position in the
centre of the 22nd Brigade's sector on the island's east coast but the wide frontage it was required
to cover meant its platoons and sections had to be widely dispersed. When the Japanese launched
their invasion on the night of 8 February, the 2/18th had no hope of holding them back, although its
positions along the waterfront inflicted heavy casualties. The Japanese infiltrated between the
2/18th's posts and the battled degenerated into vicious scattered engagements in the dark. Like
most Australian units involved, it fell into a desperate retreat that ended with surrender on the
outskirts of Singapore city on the night of 15 February. Initially imprisoned in the sprawling Changi
prisoner of war camp, it was not long before members of the 2/18th were allocated to external work
parties and, as one soldier noted, "scattered to the seven winds". The largest group of 2/18th
prisoners were send to Blakang Mati, off the southern coast of Singapore and lesser numbers ended
up at other camps around Singapore and Malaya, along the Burma-Thailand railway, and in Borneo
and Japan. The surviving prisoners were liberated in late-August 1945 and began returning to
Australia almost immediately. The 2/18th was formally disbanded later that year.
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NX129367 Sergeant Theo George Jones

Service
Australian Army
Date of Birth
19 February 1918 (Actual DOB 19th February 1919)
Place of birth
BYRON BAY, NSW
Date of Enlistment
14 September 1942

Place of Enlistment
NEWCASTLE, NSW
Next of Kin
JONES, JEAN 9 Raymond St Lidcombe NSW.
Date of Discharge
8 November 1948
70 AUST MOB S/L
Theo George Jones was my uncle and my fathers older brother. He was actually born on 19
February 1919, not 1918 as shown in his attestation papers, therefore he lied about his age. Theo
passed away on 25 April 1984.
Theo was a part of the Civilian Military Force (CMF) from 28 April 1941 until he enlisted in the
Australian Infantry Force (AIF) on 14 September 1942.
Theo enlisted on 14 September 1942 and was originally placed in the 51st AASL company.
Information found in Theos military papers is as follows:
28/4/41
8/3/42
11/6/42
7/7/42
14/9/42
10/1/43
12/4/43
8/1/45
8/11/45
Enlisted CMF
Appointed Lieutenant Corporal
Promoted to Corporal
Appointed to Lieutenant Sergeant
Enlisted AIF
Promoted to Sergeant
Moved to NT force
Transferred from Darwin to Sydney
Discharged from AIF
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NX173977 Private Raymond Neville Jones

Service
Australian Army
Date of Birth
7th August 1922 (Actual DOB 7th August 1923)
Place of birth
PENRITH, NSW
Date of Enlistment
14 August 1943
Locality on Enlistment
BROOKVALE, NSW
Place of Enlistment
NSW
Next of Kin
JONES, DUNCAN
Date of Discharge
10 December 1945
17 A A O D
Additional Service Numbers
N99766
Raymond Neville Jones is my uncle and my fathers older brother. Ray listed his birthdate as 7
August 1922 on his attestation papers however his actual date of birth was 1923. This error was
fixed on his discharge papers.
Ray enlisted in the CMF on 30 October 1940 and was attached as a gunner in the 8th Australian HQ
anti-aircraft battalion. On 14 August 1943 he enlisted in the AIF until his discharge on 10 December
1945. Ray was transferred from the 8th Australian HQ anti-aircraft battalion to the 14th Anti-aircraft
battalion on 12 October 1942.
He was taken on strength in Darwin on 12 November 1940 and was attached to the 14th anti-aircraft
battalion on 17 December 1940. The Battery was formed on 30 October 1940 in Sydney. The Unit
travelled to Darwin on the Zealandia in December 1940. They established the gun sites at Berrimah;
McMillan's and Quarantine. This Unit was the first to fire on Japanese aircraft on Australian soil.
They had two 20 hundredweight heavy anti-aircraft guns at Elliot Point; four 3.7 inch guns at the
Oval and another four at McMillan's and Fannie Bay.
Ray saw overseas service with the AIF from 7 June 1945 until 28 November 1945 and was posted to
Morotai. He was on the island when the Japanese surrendered. He sailed from Brisbane on 7 June
1945 on the Lewis Morris and disembarked at Morotai on 21 June 1945. On 20 November 1945 he
left Morotai on the HMAS Kanimbla and disembarked in Brisbane on 28 November 1945.
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Video of the AIF in the Netherlands East Indies whilst Ray was based in Morotai showing the
surrender of the Japanese Army at Morotai and the HMAS Kanimbla returning to Brisbane. Ray Jones
was at this event and on the Kanimbla when it returned AIF troops.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/F03591/
During his military service, Ray was charged 23 times for being absent without leave and disobeying
lawful instructions.
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Compiled by Patrick Duncan Jones AFSM FIFireE

1855 Navy List ............................................................................................................................... 48

Purser Jeremiah Linde Jones RN

ADM 11/42 Survey of Pursers Services, Nos 1 260: 1852

ADM 11/42 Survey of Pursers Services, Nos 1 260: 1852

HMS Macedonian 21 June 1810 18 June 1812

ADM 37/2609 Ship: Macedonian: 1810 June - 1811 June

ADM 35/2934 Ship: Macedonian: 1810 June 8 - 1811 Oct. 31

Stonehouse Barracks Plymouth.

YouTube enactment of battle

ADM 35/3923 Ship: Telegraph: May 18 1813 - April 30 1816

ADM 37/3771 Ship: Telegraph Type: Schooner: 1813 June - December

HMS Heron 15 September 1815 10 September 1816

HMS Jasper 10 September 1816 20 January 1817

ADM 37/5894 Ships Company for Jasper

ADM 37/5894 Ships Company for Jasper

The battle of Algiers

Sketch showing the positions of the fleet during the bombardment

HMS Erne 19 January 1818 28 August 1819

ADM 35/4109 Ship: Erne: August 27 1815 - August 20 1819

ADM 37/5862 Ships Company for Erne

August 1819 until 1825

HMS Larne 16 July 1825 4 April 1827

Ship: Larne: 1815 August 29 - 1822 October 14

Ship: Larne 1823 April - 1824 September

Map of area of naval operations

Paintings by Lieutenant Joseph Moore depicting views taken at or near Rangoon

1827 / 1828 Navy list

Notification of first warrant

Navy list information

Ships Officers information

Navy list 1828 information, note change of ships number to 195

Officer list from 1828, note change of ships number to 195

HMS Espoir 1827 - 1831

HM Brig Espoir Cadiz Bay Spain.

HMS Trinculo 1832 - 1835

1834 Navy List

HMS Jupiter 1835 - 1836

1836 Navy List

H.M.S. Jupiter built 1813, at Table Bay (as a troop ship)xxxv

1837 Navy List

16th August 1837

'The Sandhills', watercolour, unknown artist, 1840s. xlii

1840 Navy List

1842 Navy List

1843 Navy List

Jeremiah is listed as being active but not attached to any ship.

1845 Navy List

1850 Navy List

HMS Crocodile March 1850 May 1850

ADM 11/42 Survey of Pursers Services, Nos 1 260: 1852

1853 Navy List

HMS Ajax 1850 - 1853

Jeremiah was placed on the retired list 2 December 1853.

1854 Navy List

1855 Navy List

1856 Navy List

The notation that Jeremiahs name is in italics indicates that:

1858/1859/ 1861 Navy List

1861 Navy List

Uniform and Sword

Naval General Service Medal (instituted 1847)

Army of India Medal (1851)

India General Service Medal (1854)