Henry Albert Jones
Memorial: Pilning
Regiment: Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
Rank and number: Private 23978
Parents: Matthew and Harriet Jones
Marital status: Single
Home address: Easter Compton, Almondsbury, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farm Labourer
Date of birth: 1883
Place of birth: Easter Compton, Bristol
Date of death: 26/03/1918
Buried/Commemorated at: Wailly Orchard Cemetery (II. B. 10.), France
Age: 35
Further information:
Henry Albert was the son of Mathew and Harriet Jones. In the 1901 census Matthew and Harriet Jones were living at Marsh Common with their four sons, Thomas (11), Henry (8), Matthew (6) and Fred (3). Matthew Jones came from the Bath area of Somerset, his occupation was given as General Farm Labourer, Harriet was born in Almondsbury, Bristol
In 1901 Thomas was working as a Cowman, Henry (18) and Matthew (16) were both working as ‘Puller Off (Brick Yard)’ and Fred (12). The 1911 Census for District 3, Almondsbury, gives the Jones’ address as Easter Compton, Almondsbury. Harriet is a widow, living with son Henry who is single and working as a Labourer
Henry enlisted in Bristol in 1918, first as Private 2264, Gloucestershire Regiment, later as Private 26978 in the 7th Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. His death at 35 years old, is recorded as 26th March 1918 and he is remembered at Wailly Orchard Cemetery (II. B. 10.), France
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Publication: Village Heroes. Pilning and Severn Beach History Group. Nancy Vowles and Val George researched and put together the information
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