Jones, Edwin

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Edwin Jones

TR/4/24849, Private, 63rd Training Reserve
Formerly 20162, 20th Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Died of illness after discharge, 22 June 1917, aged 47
Buried at Pontbleiddyn (Christ Church) Cemetery

CWGC registered (no family details)

Edwin Jones, the son of Edwin Jones, a carter, was born in Leeswood, Flintshire in 1870. He became a collier and on 1 October 1898 he married Elizabeth Jane Phillips at Christ Church, Pontbleiddyn. Their son Leonard Pierce Jones was born in Chester in September 1899. The Census of Wales for 1901 records the family living at “Tennis Court Lodge”, Victoria Street, Llandudno, Edwin (30) being described as in the coal trade. A daughter Eleanor May Jones was born at Llandudno in 1905. In 1911, the family lived at “Fern Lea”, Queen’s Road, Craig-y-Don. Edwin worked as a general labourer at the gasworks.

Judging from his original service number of 20162, Edwin joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, probably the 14th (Service) Battalion in November 1914, enlisting at Llandudno. It would appear that he was not considered suitable for service overseas and he served some time in the 20th (Reserve) Battalion. The 18th and 20th RWF merged in September 1916 to become the 63rd Battalion of the Training Reserve at Kinmel Park, Edwin was renumbered TF/4/24849. He was discharged on 14 January 1917.

Edwin Jones became a labourer at a steel works in Middlesbrough and died of pneumonia at 40 March Road, Middlesbrough on 22 June 1917 aged 47. His body was taken to Pontbleiddyn for burial. His effects were received by his widow, Elizabeth. Because he is recorded in the CWGC register (as TF/4/24849 63rd TR) and has a CWGC headstone (marked 20162 RWF, the RWF being considered more heroic), his death would have been regarded as partially attributable to his service.

Edwin Jones’ son Leonard joined the Royal Navy in 1918 and married Ada G Cross in 1927; he died at Llandudno in 1964. Eleanor May Jones married David Robert Hughes in 1926; she died in 1944.

Known memorials:

  • Llandudno Roll of Honour
  • Llandudno War Memorial
  • Memorial Chapel, Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno
  • Leeswood War Memorial
  • Christ Church, Pontbleiddyn, Leeswood

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