Arthur Jones (footballer, born 1891)

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.

Arthur Jones
Personal information
Full name Arthur Montague Septimus Jones
Date of birth (1891-10-12)12 October 1891
Place of birth Railton, Tasmania
Date of death 7 August 1915(1915-08-07) (aged 23)
Place of death Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey
Original team(s) Lefroy
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914 Fitzroy 7 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of Railton farmers Henry Jones and Martha Jones, née Wells, he was born on 12 October 1891.[1]

Football

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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

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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]

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