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John Jones (Jack)
310095, Driver, 1/1st Welsh (Caernarvonshire) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (Territorial Force)
Died of wounds, 3 September 1918, aged 26
Buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France
CWGC registered (Son of John and Jane Jones, of Tan-y-coed, Nant-y-gamer Rd, Llandudno)
Jack Jones was born circa 1892 at Mochdre. His parents were John and Jane Jones. The Census of 1901 records the family living at 5 Mount Pleasant View, Penrhyn. John Jones was recorded as a stonemason and Jack recorded as being at school – he had a sister Maggie and two brothers, Owen and Thomas. Ten years later, in 1911, the family lived Tan-y-Coed, Nant-y-Gamer, Llandudno and had been joined by Llewellyn, Lily and Alice though by this time, Jack appears to have left the family home and no 1911 Census record for him has yet been found.
Jack Jones’ army record no longer exists but it is recorded that he enlisted at Llandudno and served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, Territorial Force. The 1/1st Welsh Heavy Battery moved to France on 3 March 1916 and joined XXIII HA Brigade. Jack Jones’ regimental number 310095 was issued in 1917 in a tranche of numbers replacing earlier numbers for soldiers in the Carnarvon Heavy Brigade RGA. Since Jack Jones’ earlier regimental number is not known, then it is difficult to judge when he joined the army.
Jack Jones died of wounds on 3 September 1918 aged 26 at No 2 Canadian Stationary Hospital which was near Boulogne. He was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille. When and where Jack Jones was wounded is presently unknown.
Known memorials:
- Llandudno Roll of Honour
- Llandudno War Memorial
- Memorial Chapel, Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno
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