Arthur Jones (footballer, born 1891)

For other people named Arthur Jones, see Arthur Jones (disambiguation).

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

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

• List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service

Footnotes

1. Jones Arthur Montague, Tasmanian War Casualties.com.
2. Football Supremacy: The State Premiership, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Monday, 23 September 1912), p. 2 and p. 3.
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.
4. 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.
5. Football: Fitzroy v. North Hobart, The (Hobart) Mercury, (Monday, 5 October 1914), p. 3.
6. 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.
7. The Roll of Honor, The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times, (Thursday, 2 September 1915), p. 3.
8. Deaths: Jones, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Saturday 13 November 1915), p. 1.
9. 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.