William George Jones
Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Sapper 139049
Parents: Mrs Mary Ann Jones
Home address: Alveston Down, Bristol
Date of birth: 1890
Place of birth: Thornbury, Bristol
Date of death: 26/09/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 8A and 8D.), Somme, France
Age: 26
Further information:
William served with the 180th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers (formerly 18538 South Wales Borderers) and was Killed in Action on 26 September 1916 age 26
His was the brother of Frederick Samuel Jones who was killed in 1918
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Forces War Records, CWGC and Ancestry.co.uk