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Replacement Victory Medal awarded to Sergeant Sidney Benjamin Jones, service number 7057, who served in the 17th Battalion AIF during World War 1.
Born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia in 1891, Sidney Jones first enlisted on February 16, 1917, before being discharged as medically unfit on April 30 the same year. Undeterred, he re-enlisted on July 26, 1917, and posted to the 17th Battalion with the rank of Sergeant, embarking for England on October 31, 1917. Landing at Devonport, UK on Boxing Day, Jones undertook training before being sent to France on April 1, 1918.
Once again, injury would impact his service, with him being sent back to England just 10 weeks later. An old injury to Sergeant Jones' right wrist had him returning to Australia on July 27, 1918, and eventually discharged as medically unfit on September 21, 1918.
Sergeant Sidney Benjamin Jones would return to civilian life, unfortunately a fire at his business premises in 1919, would destroy his discharge papers and see a loss of his Victory and War Medals. These were eventually applied for in 1938 and they were dispatched accordingly.
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 third 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.