Jones, Ernest –

Son of Thomas Jones, of 9, Evans Street, Horwich, Lancashire, and the late Elizabeth Jones. Previously worked at Horwich Loco Works. Enlisted January 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Jones
  • Forename: Ernest
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 25
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 18th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Gunner
  • Unit: "D" Battery, 251st Brigade.
  • Service number: 73836
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Hibers Trench Cemetery, Wancourt, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: D. 23.q

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/05/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e/f*

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