South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Malta | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta |
| Arrived in Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medaks | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| Aboard HMS Excellent at outbreak of war | ~ | Warwick School Chapel Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Accidentally crushed by the fluke of an anchor. | 23 Mar 1912 in Portsmouth | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | |
| Royal Naval Hospital, Malta | ||
Naval Service History
- 23 Mar 1912 - Enlisted as a Boy Sailor in Portsmouth - trained at HMS Impregnable
- 03 Nov 1913 - Appointed as Ordinary Seaman upon reaching 18 years of age
- 02 Dec 1914 - Promoted to Able Seaman
- 29 Mar 1917 - Promoted to Leading Seaman
- 04 Dec 1919 - Promoted to Petty Officer
- 21 Feb 1921 - Able Seaman (6yrs) - No other details known
Circumstances of Death
| Leo died at the Royal Naval Hospital, Malta from multiple injuries after he was accidentally crushed by/under the fluke of the ships anchor on HMS Iron Duke.
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| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 3 Nov 1895 in Leamington Spa | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Frederick William Edmund and Catherine Susan Jones | 22 Waverley Road, Southsea |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick (King's) School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1895 - 24 Claremont Road, Leamington Spa | 1901 - Infant school age |
| 1901 - 17 Claremont Road, Leamington Spa | 1911 - Pupil at Warwick School |
| 1911 - 22 Waverley Road, Southsea, Hants | 1912 - Ordinary Seaman in Royal Navy |
| 1915 - 22 Waverley Road, Southsea | 1922 - Able Seaman in Royal Navy |
| 1922 - Hillgrove, Bighton, Hants | |
- Brother of Lt Basil Rust Jones who also fell
