Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Jones, William Robert

Born 13^th August 1899 Carrick Tasmania the son of Henry and Alexandrina Jones (nee Morrison) a farmer he embarked 16^th November 1915 on board “HMAT Port Macquarie” with the 2^nd Divisional Ammunition Column.

He was serving with the 2nd Australian Division Signals Company when he has accidentally killed 7^th June 1919 in South Africa and was buried in the Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Court of Enquiry

The Court finds that the deceased met his death by falling from the balcony of the Grand Hotel Strand Street Cape Town on the evening of 7’6’19 about 9.45 p.m; that there is no evidence showing any reason for the deceased climbing or falling over the balcony fence which stands some 3 ft 6 inches high. The court is of the opinion that there is no contributory negligence attributable to any member of H.M. Forces. The court being duly re-assembled finds “that in the opinion of the court the deceased soldier was intoxicated at the time of the accident.

Sorrow was expressed in Carrick when the news came to hand of the death of Sapper W.R Jones of the 2^nd Division Signalling Company AIF accidentally killed at Capetown. He was the second eldest son of Mr and Mrs H. R Jones for many years highly esteemed residents of “Armidale” Carrick. His years of boyhood were spent in Carrick and the flag at the state school was half masted as a mark of respect to one of its scholars who had answered his country’s call and had passed to the Great Beyond. Of a bright happy disposition and the possessor of a good voice he was always ready to assist in any concerts in Carrick and its surrounding districts

The Weekly Courier June 19^th, 1919

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