Jones, Richard –

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.

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*

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