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247556 Cpl Ronald Herbert Jones British Army 1st Btn Welch Regiment from:Cardiff (d.September 2001) Ron started as a young boy 14 years old in the band of the Welch Regiment 1929 and later served in Palestine. On outbreak of war 1939 retrained as a Bren Gunner in rank of Cpl. Sent to Egypt, Crete and North Africa working his way up through Italy and finally into Germany. Whilst in Crete he was seconded to the NZ forces and arrived in time to save one of the Battalions in his Bren Gun Carrier during the withdrawal from Crete. He left as a sacrificial platoon, after expelling all ammo He took part in the Bayonet Charge at 42nd Street and was one of the last to be boarded on the last ship after being told they would have to fight to the death or be taken prisoner. Conflict is documented in a number of poems he wrote to his sister who later emigrated to Australia and she placed them in a museum there. I have copies of the original blueys. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.