Herbert Jones

Rank:SapperNumber:542278*
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:04th [1]*
Name of Rgt or Ship:Royal Engineers
Died:14/05/1917Age:36
How Died:Died
Country of burial:U.K.Grave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Bowdon (St. Mary's) Churchyard
Town Memorial:Not Listed
Extra Information:
Born during the March quarter 1881 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref: 8a/189,
the son of Henry & Hannah Jones.

1891 Census - 10 Tipping Street, Altrincham.   Son - aged: 11- born:
Altrincham.   Head of household - Henry Jones - Married - aged: 42 - occ:
Gardener - born: Ashton upon Mersey.   Also - Hannah Jones - Wife - aged:
41 -born: Worsley.   Plus 2 siblings and 1 cousin.

1901 Census - 10 Tipping Street, Altrincham.   Son - aged: 19 - occ: House
Joiner - born: Altrincham.   Head of household - Henry Jones - Married -
aged: 51 - occ: Gardener - born: Ashton upon Mersey.   Also - Hannah Jones
- Wife - aged: 50 - born: Worsley.   Plus 2 siblings and 1 cousin.

1911 Census - 10 Tipping Street, Altrincham.   Head - aged: 29 - occ:
Joiner - born: Altrincham.

Employed by Mr. Kuln, joiner & builder, Altrincham.

Formerly 54963 - King's (Liverpool Rgt).

Enlisted on the 17th October 1916.   Kent Field Fortress Coy.

After a 4 month illness, he died of pleurisy at Fort Pitt Hospital,
Rochester (local newspaper report states Chatham - not Rochester), Kent. 
Buried 19/05/1917 - Burial No. 30/1441.

At the request of his family his name has not been commemorated on the
private family gravestone in St. Mary's.   The family name of the grave is
Gresty.

There is only one Herbert Jones listed on the Altrincham Cenotaph - in view
of the fact that the family of this Herbert Jones did not want his name to
be listed on the family gravestone where he is buried in St. Mary's,
Bowdon, I presume that the other Herbert Jones that is the one listed on
St. John's and the Cenotaph.

He left a widow and one daughter - Ivy Jones.

Listed in the Guardian Year Book - Roll of Honour for 1918.

CWGC has his grave number incorrectly listed as 4269.  Not only that - they
have put a new GWGC headstone on the wrong grave.
Memorials found on:
Altrincham & District Roll of Honour
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