Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Flanders | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 9B/21C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Jenkin and Margaret Jones, of Caradog, Borth, S.O., Cardiganshire. Born at Borth, Cardiganshire.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 3rd Battalion The King's Royal Rifle Corps A Coy |
| Action : Winter Operations 1914-1915 |
23 November 1914 - 6 February 1915. As the armies of 1914 fought themselves to exhaustion they settled down by the end of the year to the realities of static trench warfare. During the winter, activity was mostly comprised of a series of small scale raids and attempts by the BEF to gain superiority over the battlefront. At the same time increasing numbers of Territorial battalions and replacements for the Regular battalions came into theatre and had to be trained and acclimatised to trench occupation. This period was further noted for the severity of the weather and the need to rapidly source and equip the troops with adequate winter and waterproof equipment, whilst improving the trench conditions. Miserable times.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Loyalty No. 358 E.C. | Bermuda |
| Joined : | Aldershot Camp No. 1331 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
| Joined : | Hope No. 413 E.C. | Bengal |
| Joined : | Excelsior Lodge No. 2832 E.C. | East Punjab |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
4th July 1905 | 26th September 1905 | 5th October 1905 |
Initiated Lodge of Loyalty No. 358, "Ireland Island", Bermuda in 1905 whilst employed as a Sergeant in the King's Royal Rifles. Joined Aldershot Camp Lodge No. 1331 27th June 1906 from L358 in 1906 and recorded "Killed in Action 15 Feby 15." Joined Lodge of Hope, Meerut on the 7th Feby 1914 from L2832, recorded as "Killed in Action.".
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley