"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]

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