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'''Arthur Montague Septimus Jones''' was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Fitzroy Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]]. He was killed on 7 August 1915 in [[Ottoman Turkey]] during [[World War I]]. |
'''Arthur Montague Septimus Jones''' was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Fitzroy Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]]. He was killed on 7 August 1915 in [[Ottoman Turkey]] during [[World War I]]. |
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| Arthur Jones | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Arthur Montague Septimus Jones | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Railton, Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 1915 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey | ||
| Original team(s) | Lefroy | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914 | Fitzroy | 7 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Arthur Montague Septimus Jones was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League. He was killed on 7 August 1915 in Ottoman Turkey during World War I.
Family
The son of Railton farmers Henry Jones and Martha Jones, née Wells, he was born on 12 October 1891.[1]
Football
He played for the Lefroy Football Club in 1912 and 1913.[2] Recruited from Lefroy,[3] he played in seven matches for the Fitzroy First XVIII in 1914; the first being the (round 2) match against Richmond, on 2 May 1914, when he took the place of an injured Artie Harrison.[4][5]
Military
He enlisted in the First AIF on 21 October 1914,[6] and served in the 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment. He was killed in action on 7 August 1915 at Gallipoli.[7][8][9]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Jones Arthur Montague, Tasmanian War Casualties.com.
- ^ Football Supremacy: The State Premiership, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 23 September 1912), p. 2 and p. 3.
- ^ The Football Season: Fitzroy, The Age, (Thursday, 26 March 1914), p. 14; Permit for Fitzroy, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Thursday 30 April 1914), p. 2.
- ^ Richmond's New Stand, The Argus, (Monday, 4 May 1914), p. 6; Fitzroy (9.15) Beat Richmond (3.10), The Age, (Monday, 4 May 1914), p. 7.
- ^ Football: Fitzroy v. North Hobart, The (Hobart) Mercury, (Monday, 5 October 1914), p. 3.
- ^ Presentations, The Fitzroy City Press, (Saturday, 26 December 1914), p. 3; Footballers in Khaki: A Small List, The Argus, (Tuesday, 2 February 1915), p. 7.
- ^ The Roll of Honor, The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times, (Thursday, 2 September 1915), p. 3.
- ^ Deaths: Jones, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Saturday 13 November 1915), p. 1.
- ^ In Memoriam: On Active Service: Boyd—Jones, The Argus, (Monday 21 July 1919), p. 1.
References
- Arthur Jones's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- First World War Nominal Roll: Arthur Jones (828).
- Roll of Honour: Trooper Arthur M Jones (828), Australian War Museum.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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