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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

"Des" Desmond James JONES

Born 30 June 1927 in Perth, Western Australia [25]
Son of "Alex" Alexander Charles JONES and Catherine SIMPSON [25]
Resided with his parents in Winchester [25]
Student at the Waddy Forest State School in 1934 [5: 15-Jun-1934]
At school he was accidentally hit by a fellow student who was hoeing and received and received a bad cut on the head [5: 15-Jun-1934]
The accident occurred on Friday 8 June 1934, following which he was promtly given first aid by the teacher Miss RIDLEY [5]
Student at the Winchester State School from 4 February 1935 to 1 May 1935 [25]
Left Winchester and shifted with his parents to the Perth suburb of Maylands in around May of 1935 [25]
He was travelling from Coorow to Winchester with his grandparents David & Mary SIMPSON when their car collided with another [5]
The accident occurred on New Year's Eve in 1936 and he was the only one of the two cars who didn't suffer injuries [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy on 17 April 1945 [16]
Able Seaman F5597 on the H.M.A.S. Karangi and later Stoker II F5825 on the H.M.A.S. Leeuwin during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Royal Australian Navy on 6 January 1947 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Ocean Reef [2]
Died 19 June 1997; ashes scattered to the wind at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA [2]
Memorialised at the Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, Perth WA (Path, Ground Niche, J, 209) [2]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Desmond James Jones' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 29 March 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/desmond-james-jones [reference list]




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