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Arthur Jones
G/22407, Lance corporal, 2nd Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
Died of illness, 19 March 1917, aged 22
Buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery, France
CWGC registered (Son of Mr and Mrs David Jones, of “Thornycroft” Clifton Rd, Llandudno)
LOVED IN LIFE REMEMBERED IN DEATH WE MISS HIM MOST WHO LOVED HIM BEST
Arthur Jones, the son of David and Mary Jones, was born at Llanrhos on 23 December 1894. The 1901 Census for Wales records the family living at 4 Clifton Road, Llandudno – David Jones was a coach driver/groom. In September of that year, Arthur attended Lloyd Street School, leaving it in February 1908. In 1911, David Jones was described as a labourer at the gasworks and Arthur (16), a hairdresser’s assistant.
On the outbreak of the Great War, Arthur Jones was aged 19. His service record no longer exists but it is known that he enlisted at Llandudno. He spent some time with the 7th Reserve Cavalry Regiment, his regimental number being 17226 which was issued in about August 1916. Whether or not Arthur Jones was transferred in from another unit is unknown though a soldier with a close number had, from January 1915, served with the Welsh Horse. The 7th Reserve Cavalry Regiment had formed at Tidworth, Salisbury Plain in August 1914, training men for both the Lancers and the Yeomanry. It is not known if Arthur was on the regiment’s strength as a future cavalryman or as part of its training establishment though like many men in the Cavalry Reserve, Arthur Jones was converted to infantry before being sent overseas.
Arthur Jones died of pneumonia on 19 March 1917 aged 22 in France whilst in the 2nd Battalion of the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. Though the 2nd RWS was a regular infantry battalion, his service number of G/22407 indicates that his service was for the duration of the war. Because he was not awarded any medals, his time in France since disembarkation would have been less than less than 28 days. Because he was buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery, then it is most likely that he died at Wimeraux, 5 km north of Boulogne, which was an important hospital centre.
Known memorials:
- Llandudno Roll of Honour
- Llandudno War Memorial
- Memorial Chapel, Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno
- Annybynnol Chapel, Llandudno
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