Service Details
Name:
 JONES
Given Name:
 GEORGE EDWARD
Initials:
 G E
Service No:
 197
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 7th Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "B" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1916-02-12
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Age:
 40
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Battle of Salaita Hill
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG 7 March 1918 pg 2883
Additional
Information:
Son of George and late Jones. Born in Galway.
Commemoration
Country:
 Kenya
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Cemetery:
 TAVETA MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 IX. B. 1.

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