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Gnr. Percy Gainham Jones
British Army D Bty. 276th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:213 Lisburn Lane, Liverpool
(d.8th Aug 1917)
Percy Jones was my uncle. His sister, Jessie Maud Jones, was my mother. She was 4 years old when he was killed aged 21. It was never spoken about. His brother Leslie Thomas Jones was killed in WW2. That was also never spoken about.
"Lest We Forget".
Pte. R. M. Jones
British Army 6th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
(d.21st Dec 1917)
R.M. Jones served with the South Lancashire Regiment 6th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 21st December 1917 and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial in Iraq.
Able Sea. Raymond Arthur Jones
Royal Navy
from:Oswestry
Pte. Reginald Jones
British Army 18th Middlesex Regt. (Pioneers)
from:Newton Abbott, Devon
(d.4th October 1917)
Pte. Reginald Jones served in the 18th Middlesex (Public Works) Regiment (Pioneers). He died on 4th October 1917 (aged 37) at the 3rd Battle of Ypres. He now lies at rest at Railway Dugouts (Transport Farm) Burial Ground (a former Advanced Dessing Station or ADS) near Zillibeke, in the Ypres Salient. His standard Army will is dated 3/10/1917 one day before he died.
Pte. Reginald William Jones
British Army 72nd Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:West Bridgford, Nottingham
(d.30th August 1918)
Pte. Reginald Algernon Jones
British Army 6th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
from:St. Austell, Cornwall
Reg Jones enlisted in the DCLI on 6th of May 1915, aged 20 years and 9 months. He was wounded on 22nd of August 1917 and discharged from service on 16th of March 1918 after serving 2 years and 334 days.
Lt. Richard Basil Bandram Jones VC
British Army 8th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Anerley, London
(d.21st May 1916)
Richard Jones was killed in action on the 21st of May 1916, aged 19. Commemorated on the Arras Memorial in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, he was the son of Henry Thomas Brandram Jones and Caroline Emma Jones, of 2, Thicket Rd., Anerley, London.
An extract from The London Gazette dated 5th August, 1916, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery. He was holding with his platoon a crater recently captured from the enemy. About 7.30 P.M. the enemy exploded a mine forty yards to his right, and at the same time put a heavy barrage of fire on our trenches, thus isolating the Platoon. They then attacked in overwhelming numbers. Lt. Jones kept his men together, steadying them by his fine example, and shot no less than fifteen of the enemy as they advanced, counting them aloud as he did so to cheer his men. When his ammunition was expended he took a bomb, but was shot through the head while getting up to throw it. His splendid courage had so encouraged his men that when they had no more ammunition or bombs they threw stones and ammunition boxes at the enemy till only nine of the platoon were left. Finally they were compelled to retire."
Pte. Richard Jones
British Army 2nd Battalion, C Coy. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Preston, Lancashire
(d.9th Oct 1917)
Richard Jones was a colour mixer at a local wallpaper company, when he was called up for service through the Derby scheme in March 1916. He was single, and was boarding in a 4 room house with his sister Sarah Ann, her husband and 8 of their children. He served 19 months with the 2nd Bn of The Lancashire Fusiliers, before being mortally wounded during the battle of Poelcappelle. Richard died on 9th of October 1917 and is buried in Concrete House Cemetery.
Dvr. Richard Jones
British Army 102nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:Merthyr Tydfil
Richard Jones joined the Royal Field Artillery on 17th August 1915 and was assigned to the 102nd Brigade as a Driver in the RFA. He embarked to France in December 1915. The 102nd Brigade fought under 23rd Division war.
He went to Italy in December 1917 and fought at Montello and was injured during the time when the 23rd was rested and the 41st Division took over for eight days. the 102nd remained and fought alongside the 41st and it was about this time that he was injured kicked by a horse, deranged left knee. On the 22nd of February he was transferred to 70th Field Ambulance and then on the 25th February to No 18 Ambulance Train. He was discharged from the Army suffering from wounds.
Drvr. Richard Jones
Britsh Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Merthyr Tydfil
Richard Jones was a young man of 26, born into the mining world of the valleys of South Wales and felt a passion to defend his country against oppression. He enlisted and, after doing his 3 months training in Newcastle at No 1 Depot RFA, was sent to France on 26th December 1915. He was housed at Number 2 Royal Field Artillery General Depot at Havre.
From there his movements are sketchy but it is believed that he was assigned to a Royal Field Artillery Unit that may have been in the 23rd Division and the 102nd Brigade Battery with connections to horses. He survived the war and returned back home. A badly damaged left knee during an engagement where he was kicked by a horse may well have saved him from being killed.
He was a proud and dignified person who never forgot the values of life and the sacrifice that others gave for their country.
Pte. Richard Jones
British Army 14th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Llanberis
(d.23rd August 1918)
Richard Jones
British Army Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
from:Kenilworth
Richard Jones signed up at the very beginning of the Great War in the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. He was an infantry man and he was injured and sent back behind the lines to tend to injured until fit again.
Pte. Robert Jones
British Army 1st Batallion Manchester Regiment
from:St Helens, Lancashire
(d.16th May 1917)
Robert Jones was born in Bagillt, Wales. His family moved to St Helens, Lancashire for work. He followed his father and worked as a miner. Robert died in Mesopotamia (now Iraq) in July 1917. Two of his younger brothers named their sons Robert after him.
Sgt. Robert Jones
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Robert Jones
British Army 10th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Denbigh
(d.13th May 1917)
Pte. Robert Langford Jones
British Army 2nd Bn East Lancashire Regiment
from:Denbigh
(d.2nd April 1918)
Pte. Robert Thomas Jones
British Army 1st Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Denbigh
(d.16th May 1915)
Rflmn. Robert Jones
British Army 17th Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Camberwell, London
(d.20th September 1917)
Pte Robert Jones
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
I have recently purchased one of Robert Jones' war medals. He was also with the Welsh Regiment. His record shows him as being ill with severe diarrhea with notes written at No 56 Casualty Clearing Station on 20th of October 1918. He was at No 46 Stationary Hospital on 11th of November 1918. Also mentioned as being transferred from sick convoy No 33 Ambulance Train.
L/Cpl. Samuel S. Jones
British Army 22nd Btn Manchester Regiment
from:Wallasey
(d.5th Oct 1917)
My great granddad Samuel Jones fought and was wounded at Gallipoli and evacuated. He was sent to France where he suffered trench fever. He returned to France and died of wounds on the 5th October 1917, received in the fighting at Broodseinde Ridge (part of the Battle of Passchendaele) on 4th October 1917.
Rfmn. Sidney Walter Jones
British Army 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:Newbury, Berkshire
(d.27th May 1916)
Sidney Walter Jones was my Great Uncle. He died fighting in France & Flanders and thanks to the information I have found from the CWWG site I now know where he is buried.
What I have found to be so sad is that the loss to the family must have been so great that nobody spoke about him and indeed my mother never knew about him. When I told her about my findings she realised that her own brother, who was killed in WW2 was named Sidney after him. I now have a record of other family members killed in WW1 and intend to pass them on to my children so that they will not be forgotten.
L/Cpl. Simon Jones
British Army 5th Btn. South Wales Boderers
from:Bargoed
(d.25th Mar 1918)
Simon Jones was 26 years old when he died in action. His remains were never found. He is my Great Grandfather. My grandmother Elizabeth Mabel Suller was born in August 1918.
Unfortunately Simon was never able to see his daughter. We treasure the service penny awarded to my grandmother and my children are enjoying learning about the life of their great great grandfather today as we prepare for VE Day celebrations 75 years on. Simon Jones' daughter (my grandmother) lived to 101 years of age. We lost her at the end of 2019.
Pte. Stanley Jones
British Army 1st Btn. Gordon Highlanders
from:Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales
My husband's father Stanley Jones was born in the parish of Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, in 1895. Stanley travelled all the way to Perth to join the Gordon Highlanders on 4th August, 1914. Unfortunately his records were lost in the "burnt papers" but we have pieced together his records as far as we can. Stanley was in the Battle of Loos, September 1915 - 13 months in line. Battle of the Somme July 1916 - 7 months in the line. Battle of Arras April 1917v- 5 months in the line - Battle of Paschendele October 4th - November 27th 1917. Stanley was shot and gassed in 1917 and he was sent home to Perth in Scotland then to the hospital in Cardiff.
Recently going through his papers we found a faded photograph of a Gordon Highlander, on the back is written James Carnegie (Barry Carnoustie). This gentleman appeared to have been a great friend of his. Researching on the internet we have found that a James Carnegie S/17411 lst Btn. Gordon Highlanders died at the age of 22 on 26th September, 1917 and is remembered with honour on the Tyne Cot Memorial. Stanley was in the lst Btn Gordon Highlanders (service number S/6402) so we think we have found the young James Carnegie in the picture lovingly kept by Stanley in his precious papers of the Great War.
If anyone of James's family would like to get in touch we would be so happy to hear from them.
Rflmn. Stephen James Jones
British Army 1/9th (Queen Victoria Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
from:41 Lillie Rd, West Brompton, Middlesex
(d.29th Sep 1916)
Stephen Jones served with the Queen Victoria Rifles, he was attached to 169th Trench Mortar Battery when he was killed. His son was born on 4th September 1916. It is not known if he was aware of the boy being born.
Sjt. T. Jones
Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Theophilus Jones
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:44 Ash Grove Avenue, West Hartlepool
(d.16th Dec 1914)
Theophilus Jones of the 18th DLI is widly regarded as the first man of the battalion to be killed in action, during the bombardment of the Hartlepools. He was buried with full military honours in Hartlepool on the 19th of December. 500 men of the battalion attended his funeral service at St Aidens Church.
To-day, the body of the late Pte Theo Jones, one of the most popular members of the county battalion of the DLI, who was killed in the bombardment on Wednesday, was laid to rest at West Hartlepool (Stranton) cemetery. The service was held at st. Aidans church there being present 500 members of the county battalion, under the command of Majors Roberts, Tilly and Neville. The church was filled with these and numerous other friends of the late Pte Jones, including representatives of the Schools Athletic Association and the West Hartlepool Cricket Club, with which the deceased gentleman was connected. The hymn There is a land of pure delight was sung. Hundreds of people assembled outside the church and along the route to the cemetery, where a salute was fired and the last post sounded. Sgt Willson had charge of the firing party. The coffin was covered with many beautiful wreaths, one from the officers of the county battalion, and another from the NCOs and men. 19th Dec 1914
He was born in Darlington in 1885, son of Lettie Jones.
He was employed as headmaster of Thringstone School when he enlisted in the 18th DLI. He was also given the job of church choirmaster, and in his spare time he played for the Coalville Rugby Club. His time at Thringstone was cut short when he volunteered for service as a private soldier with the DLI. Before leaving the village, his pupils presented him with a prayer book, and Jones then kept in touch by sending cheerful letters to the vicar. Sadly, Jones had been gone for 2 months when a telegram arrived at Thringstone Vicarage. The news was terrible - whilst on guard duty, Jones had been killed by fragments of shell fired from a German warship. On the same day, more than 100 civilians were killed in this terrible attack. In the breast pocket of his tunic, Jones had been carrying the prayer book that he had been given. A fragment of iron shell was found to have pierced the book almost all the way through. The book was brought to Thringstone and shown to a packed congregation by the vicar at a special memorial service.
Sgt. Thomas Edward Jones
British Army Durham Light Infantry
Sgt. Drum Mjr. Thomas Edward Jones
British Army 16th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Thomas Arthur Jones
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Ruabon
(d.20th Jul 1916)
Thomas Arthur Jones was my great, great grandfather. I am currently painting his portrait upon request of my grandfather. I decided to put a folder together documenting my great, great grandfathers life so that our family may never forget our relatives or indeed anybody that gave their lives for this country. Thomas Arthur Jones lived in Ruabon with his wife and two children. He enrolled as a soldier in Manchester. Tommy served with the 10th Battalion in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. I am not sure of the year that he enrolled but I know that he died on 20th July 1916 at the Somme. His final resting place lies in France but he is remembered in his home town of Ruabon.
Pte. Thomas Edward Jones
British Army 1/4 (Denbighshire) Btn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Wrexham
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