William JONES

Main CPGW Record

Surname: JONES

Forename(s): William

Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire

Service No: 43967

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Durham Light Infantry

Battalion / Unit: 14th (Service) Battalion

Division: 6th Division

Age: ---

Date of Death: 1917-06-10

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. R. 16.

CWGC Cemetery: PHILOSOPHE BRITISH CEMETERY, MAZINGARBE

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)

Additional Information:

William Aloysius Jones was the son of Alfred and Jane Love Jones, née Wright. Both parents were born at Leeds, Yorkshire.

1891 Barnsley, Yorkshire Census: 17, Snowdrop Terrace - William Augustus [sic] Jones, aged 2 years, born Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire, son of Alfred and Jane L. Jones.

1901 Huddersfield, Yorkshire Census: 31, Dean Street, Lindley - William M. Jones, aged 12 years, born Skipton, Yorkshire, son of Jane Jones (married).

William was married to Phoebe Froggatt in 1910.

1911 Huddersfield, Yorkshire Census: 6, Peat Pond Farm, Laund Road, Lindley Moor - William Aloysius Hindmarch Jones, aged 22 years, born Skipton, Yorkshire, husband of Phoebe Jones.

The British Army Service Record for William Jones exists but may be incomplete.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte William Jones, 43967, Durh. L.I.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte William Jones, 43967, 14th Durh. L.I. Deceased.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte William Jones, 43967, 14th Bn Durham L.I. Date and Place of Death: 10.6.17. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow and sole legatee - Phoebe. £5 3s. 1d.

William is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in St Peter and St Paul's Church, Belchford, Lincolnshire.

Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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