William Jones

Rank:CivilianNumber:84
Name of Rgt or Ship:Civilian
Died:23/12/1940Age:18
How Died:Killed in Air Raid
Country of burial:U.K.Grave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Stretford Cemetery - Communal Grave
Town Memorial:Stretford Book
Extra Information:
Born in 1922.

CWD Report No. 66.   Died as a result of falling debris at 28 Stanley Road,
Old Trafford from where his body was recovered at 16.30 hrs on 9th January
1941 and taken to the City Road Mortuary, Old Trafford.  His body was
released for burial to the Council's Undertaker Contractor - R. Pepperdine,
31 Ayres Road, Old Trafford.   Employed as an Engineer.

Killed when a land mine landed on Stanley Road, Old Trafford.   This was
the worst single incident in terms of loss of life in the whole of Greater
Manchester during WW2.   In total, thirty three persons were killed.

Buried 15/01/1941 - Burial No. 17,944.

His mother Mary McLaughlin (formerly Jones) and his new step-father Patrick
Hugh McLaughlin, together with his siblings - Catherine Jane Jones,
Patricia Jones, and James Jones, were also killed in the same incident.
Memorials found on:
Civilian Grave Memorial
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