LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Herbert George JONES
Service No: 124652
Born: Gympie QLD, 31 August 1914
Enlisted in the RAAF: 19 May 1943
Discharged from the RAAF: 18 August 1943
Unit at Discharge: No. 3 School of Technical Training, Ultimo NSW
Died: Illness, Queensland, 28 March 1944, Aged 29 Years
Buried: Brisbane (Lutwyche) Cemetery QLD
CWGC Additional Information: Son of John George and Emma Jane Jones; husband of Alma Jean Jones, of Ashgrove
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 8 August 1943, Aircraftman Class I Jones, a Trainee Technician, was admitted to the No. 3 RAAF Hospital seriously ill, suffering from optic neuritis. He was discharged from the RAAF on 15 March 1944 and died on 28 March 1944.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/21/57