Son of Helen Jones (nee Aldred), of 30, Viking Street, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Sapper Richard Jones. An old boy of Clarendon Street School. Six years service as a Regular in the Army.
Jones, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Jones
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: January 25th, 1942
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: 11 Battery, 1 Field Regiment.
- Service number: 839898
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Alamein Memorial, Egypt
- CWGC reference: Column 36.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/02/1942 06/03/1942
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 1c 3e*