Jones, Joseph Wilson –

Husband of Ada Jones, of 7, Taskers Lane, Kearsley, Lancashire, and formerly of 53, Ringley Old Brow, Ringley, Lancashire. Enlisted October 1916. Formerly 12760, Lancashire Fusiliers. Died in a casualty clearing station from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Personal details

  • Surname: Jones
  • Forename: Joseph Wilson
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Liverpool, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Outwood, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 30
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: March 22nd, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 2nd/4th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 34021
  • Regiment: Leicestershire Regiment
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: XI. C. 4.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 12/04/1918 02/08/1918

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