1939-1945 War Medal

Object/Artifact

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Henley & Grange RSL

Name/Title

1939-1945 War Medal

Entry/Object ID

2023.220.2.1.5

Description

1939-1945 War Medal awarded to S746 Sidney Benjamin Jones.

Use

Born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia in 1891, Sidney Jones served in WW1 and after his discharge in 1918, he relocated to South Australia. Working on Mutooroo Station, drought would force him to move to Adelaide to seek employment elsewhere. Service to his country meant a great deal to Sidney Jones, and when war broke out again in 1939, he enlisted at Keswick, South Australia on December 1940. A wool classer by trade, he was again discharged, however on this occasion, it was due to "Essential Services". Eventually settling with his wife Norma, in Henley Beach South, South Australia, the veteran of two World Wars, Sergeant Sidney Benjamin Jones died on August 15, 1974.

Category

Medal, Personal Effects
War Memorabilia

Location

Building

Henley & Grange RSL Sub-branch

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Donation

Acquired From

Sidney Benjamin Jones

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Korean South East Asia Forces Veterans Association SA

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Original owner