George Jones

Rank:GunnerNumber:93077
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:175th Seige Bty
Name of Rgt or Ship:Royal Garrison Artillery
Died:11/05/1917Age:28
How Died:Died of Wounds
Country of burial:FranceGrave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux
Town Memorial:Altrincham
Extra Information:
Born during the June quarter 1889 in the Barton upon Irwell R.D. - ref:
8c/703, the son of George & Rebekah Jones (nee Roe)

1891 Census - Market Street, Stretford.   Son - aged: 1 - born: Stretford. 
 Head of household - George Jones - Married - aged: 30 - occ: Carter -
born: Manchester.   Also - Rebecca Jones - Wife - aged: 34 - born:
Staffordshire.   Plus 2 elder sisters.

1901 Census - 1 Poplar Grove, Urmston.   Son - aged: 11 - born: Stretford. 
  Head of household - George Jones - Married - aged: 40 - occ: Farm
Labourer (Horse Keeper) - born: Manchester.   Also - Rebekah Jones - Wife -
aged: 24 - born: Staffordshire.   Plus 6 siblings including his younger
brother Frederick who was also killed during WW1.

1911 Census - 185 Higher Road, Urmston.    Son - aged: 21 - occ: General
Labourer - born: Stretford.    Head of household - George Jones - Married -
aged: 50 - occ: Labourer at Sewerage Works - born: Manchester.   Also -
Rebecca Jones - Wife - aged: 44 - born: Daisy Bank, Near Bilston,
Staffordshire.   Plus 6 siblings including his younger brother Frederick
who was also killed during WW1.

Married Florence Jones during the September quarter 1915 in the Bucklow
R.D. - ref: 8a/561.   Florence married Elijak B. Bardsley in 1920.

The 175th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery arrived in France in
October 1916.

Commemorated on the family grave in Urmston Cemetery, which states that he
was killed on the 12th.    His brother - Frederick Jones was also killed
during WW1.    A third brother - Private Richard Jones, King's (Liverpool)
Rgt is also commemorated on this gravestone, but he died on the 8th August
1923, aged: 25.

Listed on the Altrincham Cenotaph.

Listed on St. George's Memorial, Altrincham.

M.I. - "Peace perfect peace - from wife, Florrie".
Memorials found on:
St. Clement's School (Urmston)
St. Clement's (Urmston)
Poplar Grove
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