Albert William Jones
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Corporal 31841
Parents: Francis Watkin and Mary Jones
Home address: 8 Westbourne Terrace, Frenchay, Bristol
Date of birth: 1889
Place of birth: Wraxall, Bristol
Date of death: 06/11/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Beersheba War Cemetery (Ref F.52), Israel
Age: 28
Further information:
Albert William Jones was born in Wraxall in 1889, the son of Francis Watkin and Mary Jones. Albert attended Frenchay Village School and left at the age of 14 years old in 1903
Albert enlisted in October 1915 and served with the 1st/6th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, he was wounded in France and recovered at home before returning to the army where he was sent out to Egypt, he was Killed in Action on 6 November 1917. Albert is buried in the Beersheba War Cemetery (Ref F.52.), Israel
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Frenchay Village Museum, Forces War Records and CWGC