Jones, John –

Son of the late Richard Jones, of 147, Manchester Road, Whittlebrook, Walkden, Lancashire, and formerly of 1, Sharp Street, Walkden, Lancashire. A member of the Walkden Branch of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Enlisted May 1915. Died suddenly and unexpectedly at King George’s Hospital, London, where he was stationed as an orderly.

Personal details

  • Surname: Jones
  • Forename: John
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Walkden, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Walkden, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 20
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 6th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: St. John Ambulance Brigade.
  • Service number: 22236
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Walkden (St. Paul) Churchyard, Lancashire, UK
  • CWGC reference: 63.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 21/05/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/08/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 10/08/1917 14/12/1917

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