| Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Albert Bapaume Area, Pozieres Area, Mouquet Farm |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL36110 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Badge |
| Physical description | Gold, Rose gold |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Commemorative watch fob : Private Edgar Cecil Jones, 13 Battalion, AIF
Description
9 carat gold watch fob commemorating Private Edgar Cecil Jones.
The fob is shield shaped. Obverse features a rose gold scroll engraved with 'Shire of Tintenbar', a waratah over a pair crossed rifles and a map of Australian mainland engraved with 'War Service'.
Reverse is engraved the inscription 'FOR GOD KING & COUNTRY Pte E.C. JONES Enlisted JAN 1915 Fell In France AUG 1916'.
History / Summary
1762 Private Edgar Cecil Jones was born in Birkenhead, England in 1889. Jones immigrated to New South Wales in 1913 and settled in Ballina. He enlisted with 13 Battalion in January 1915 and embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Shropshire on 17 March. Jones had been serving on the Gallipoli Peninsula for two months when he received a shrapnel wound to his back on 21 July and was evacuated to Malta for treatment. He was later evacuated to Lewisham Military Hospital in England suffering from enteric fever.
After his recovery, Jones was granted a period of leave during which he visited his family in England before rejoining his unit in France on 15 August 1916. After an attack at Mouquet Farm on 30 August, Jones was listed as missing and later confirmed killed in action. He is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial in France.