Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Driver Llewellyn Rowland Jones. Photo courtesy of Brenda Noonan,
the granddaughter of Llew's brother, Reg Jones,
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Jones L R Driver 141 Llewellyn Rowland 2 Field Amb 19 Bushman Single Meth
Address: Essendon, Shaftesbury St, 16
Next of Kin: Jones, S E, Mrs, mother, 16 Shaftesbury St, Essendon
Enlisted: 18 Aug 1914
Embarked: A18 Wiltshire 19 Oct 1914
Awards: Military Medal
Relatives on Active Service:
Jones R L Col Sgt 79 brother, KIA
Jones R W Cpl 80 brother
Date of Death: 18/09/1918 Cpl 14 Inf Bn
CWGC: "Son of Arthur and Salome Elizabeth Jones, of 16, Shaftesbury St., Essendon, Victoria, Australia. Native of Preston, Victoria".
BELLICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Llew Jones, the Bushman, prior to the war. Photo courtesy of Brenda
Noonan, the granddaughter of Llew's brother, Reg Jones,
Llewellyn Rowland Jones prior to joining the AIF. Courtesy of the North
Essendon Methodist Church.
EGYPT
"This is Llew mounted on his charger", taken by his brother Reg near the Pyramids, circa 1914-1915. Photo courtesy of Brenda Noonan, granddaughter of Llew's brother, Reg Jones,
"This is Llew mounted on his charger, which I bet could be backed to win a donkey gallop. You will
note the sand ridge in the rear; this is the beginning of the elevated ground on which the
Pyramids are built, while beneath this sand about 1/2 mile to the rear are being carried out vast
excavations of the ancient tombs etc which are yeilding much valuable information. The
Pyramids are a little to the left of this photo".
Ray and Llew mounted on a couple of "old age pensioners" at the Sphinx, circa March 1915.
Photo courtesy of Brenda Noonan, granddaughter of Llew's brother, Reg Jones.
The reverse of the above photo, taken by Reg Jones.
"This photo shows as you will see the Sphinx and the two pyramids which appear small because they are 1/2 mile away. Ray & Llew are mounted on Camels at the base of the Sphinx & I purposely had them close to the Sphinx so that you would get some idea of its size; you will note the length of body which is now worn with age then again beneath the sand on which they ae standing extent the paws for a distance of 50 ft."
Mentioned in Correspondence:
Jones R L Col Sgt 79 Letter to mother from Heliopolis 17/3/15
Jones R W Cpl 80 letter to brother dated 10/3/1915
Jones-R-W-Cpl-80 letter to mother dated 19 May 1915
Jones R L Col Sgt 79 report in Essendon Gazette of 24 May 1917
One Thousand Days with the AIF
History of the 14th Battalion, AIF, by Newton Wanliss, 1929.
THE BATTALION'S SECOND RAID, AND OTHER MATTERS. 1918—
June 1 to June 25
The "left party" (B Company personnel. O.C., Lieut. Harold ("Darkey") Thompson; Platoon Sgt. A S. ("Dolly") Smith, Sgt. W. H. Fletcher, M M ; Cpl. Lewis [sic] R.Jones (brother of Capt Reg Jones); Cpl. Chas Smith, and L/Cpl. S. A. ("Titch") Foster. p296
THE BATTLE OF THE HINDENBURG OUTPOST LINE. 1918—
August 21 to November 11
Cpl. Lew Jones, M M. (B Company), a brother of Capt. Reg. Jones, was another N.C.O who lost his life in this battle There was not anything more pathetic in this engagement than the fate of those who, facing innumerable dangers for years, laid down their lives as the Battalion was finally entering the harbour of safety—a few hours before its last shot was fired. p 347.
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Corp. Llewellyn R. Jones, fourth son of the late Arthur Jones and Mrs. Salome E. Jones, of "Carnarvon," Shaftesbury street, Essendon, was killed in action on 18th September, on the eve of his departure for home with the Anzacs. He had been on active service for four years, and was 23 years old.
ROLL OF HONOR. (1918, October 10). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 3 Edition: Morning. Retrieved August 28, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74607324
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The memorial window for Roland and his brother at the North Essendon
Methodist Church, now closed. See also "Faithful Unto Death".
Mentioned in this publication:
Lost Relations: fortunes of my family in Australia's Golden Age, by Graeme Davison, p 186. Allen and Unwin: digital format, 2015. p 187.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
Essendon State School
North Essendon Methodist Church
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour Wounded
Regimental Register
History of the 14th Battalion, AIF, The: by Newton Wanliss, 1929, ROH, p 334
IN MEMORIAM
JONES -In loving memory of our beloved fourth
son and brother Corporal Llewelyn Rowland Jones
(MM), killed in action near St Quentin on September
18 1918; also our beloved third son and brother,
Sergeant Raymond Leslie Jones, killed in action,
Bullecourt, 11th April, 1917. Brothers of Captain
R W Jones, MC, MM. All Anzacs (14th Battalion)
"With Christ, which is far better"
(Mother, sisters, brothers)
The Argus 18 September 1919
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4687360
JONES.-In loving memory of our beloved fourth
son and brother. Corporal Llewellyn Rowland Jones
(M.M.), killed in action near St. Quentin on the
18th September, 1918; also our beloved third
son and brother, Sergeant Raymond L. Jones,
killed in action, Bullecourt, on the 11th April,
1917, brother of Captain R. W. Jones (M.C.,
M.M.), Arthur, Dorothy. (Mother, sister, brothers,
Essendon.)
JONES.-In fond remembrance of my dear sons
and our beloved brothers, Corporal Llewellyn
Roland Jones, M.M., killed in action in France,
September l8, 1918; also Sergeant Raymond
Leslie Jones, killed in action at Bullecourt, April
11, 1917.
"Sweet memories ever cling."
-(Mother, brothers, sister.)
The Argus 18 September 1920
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4583151
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