Surname: | Jones |
Initials: | J H |
Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Army Number: | P/15144 |
Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 14/10/1914 to 30/2/15 and 2/6/15 to 8/11/16. 10/9/1914 he enlisted as a Pte. 1 Royal Irish Regiment. No. 9355, age 36.8 years, born Bristol, occupation miner, address: 6 Deacon Street, Lawrence Hill, Bristol and later 31 Wingfield Crescent, Llanbradach and 4/3/1919 transferred as Pte Royal Irish Fusiliers, No. G/28241, transferred to MFP date not known. Served home 10/9/1914 to 13/10/1914, BEF 14/10/1914 to 20/2/1915, Home 21/2/1915 to 1/6/1915, BEF 2/6/1916 to 8/11/1916, Home 9/11/1916 no further details later served in Egypt. 29/12/1916, Victoria Barracks, Belfast he was awarded 28 days detention for absence and loss of equipment and forfeited 39 days pay. 5/3/1919 he was awarded 5/6d per week, to be reviewed in 26 weeks, for disability 20%, pneumonia and bronchitis. 5/2/1919 awarded £2 on the ? Demobilization Acquittance Roll. Info from two Pension Index Cards: Jones, Joseph Henry, 5/MJ/3999, MFP, No., not shown, 4/3/1919 to discharge, born 1878,m address: 31 Wingfield Crescent Llanbradach, 5/3/1919 pension commenced, disability pneumonia & bronchitis, last entry 16/11/1922, disability 30%, 12/- wife 8/10d from 27/12/1922 to 28/12/1923. Also: Jones, Joseph, Henry, DEAD 28/7/1924, R Irish Rifles, R Irish Fusiliers, 5/3/1919, R Irish Regt, MFP, P/15144, 5/MJ/3999, 31 Wingfield Crescent, Llanbradach, South Wales, Stamp: Ad -, at 5/6d from 5/3/1919 to 12/9/1919, Chelsea No. ZM/KC/1441 received 29/4/1919. Joseph Henry Jones. |