Harold Jones

Rank:PrivateNumber:27063*
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:01st Bn
Name of Rgt or Ship:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died:23/04/1918Age:20
How Died:Died of Wounds
Country of burial:U.K.Grave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Sale (Brooklands) Cemetery
Town Memorial:Sale
Extra Information:
Unable to determine Harold's birth details due to the commonality of the
name Jones.   Born 1898, the son of William & Susannah Jones..

1901 Census - 82 Duke Street, Hulme, Manchester.   Son - aged: 3 - born:
Manchester.   Head of household - William Jones - Married - aged: 46 - occ:
Iron Fitter - bon: Manchester.   Also - Susannah Jones - Wife - aged: 45 -
born: Manchester.  Plus 4 elder siblings.

1911 Census - 9 Belmont Grove, Hulme, Manchester.   Son - aged: 13 -
Scholar - born: Manchester.    Head of household - William Jones - Married
- aged: 55 - occ: Iron Fitter - born: Manchester.   Also - Susannah Jones -
Wife - aged: 55 - born: Manchester.  Plus 1 elder sister - Leah Jones -
aged: 24

Employed pre-war by Mr. Newton, Baker & Corn  Dealer, Broadheath. 

Formerly 29704 South Lancashire Rgt.

Killed by liquid fire - flame thrower.   Managed to get him back to the UK,
but only as far as Dover where he died in Dover Hospital.

The 30/04/1918 edition of the local newspaper reported his funeral at Sale.
   His body was laid on a gun carriage and 12 soldiers from the Heaton Park
Depot formed a guard of honour.    Bugler Mayor sounded the last post.

Buried 29/04/1918 - Burial No. 15,611.

CWGC - Son of William and Susannah Jones, of 39, Roebuck Lane, Sale. 

His mother - Susannah Jones died in 1923, aged: 66.  His father - William
Jones died in 1933, aged: 75.   His brother - Ernest Jones died in 1936,
aged: 55.

Pension Records - Dependant - Mother - Mrs. Susannah Jones, 39 Roebuck
Lane, Sale.   Died of Burns.   Awarded a weekly Pension of 6/- w.e.f. the
11th October 1918.
Memorials found on:
St. Paul's (Sale)
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