Private 4500 Frederick George JONES MM

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 4500 Frederick George JONES MM - 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

Killed in action on Monday 31st December 1917 aged 19

Military History


Theatre of War	Campaign Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France & Flanders	British War & Victory Medals	Hermies Hill British Cemetery

Arrived in Theatre	Bravery & Conduct Medals	SWFHS Area Memorials
After 1st February 1916 in France	Military Medal (Gazette)	Leamington Spa War Memorial
	Croix de Guerre (Belgium)	Leamington St. John's Memorial
Action, Battle or Other Reason Died		Leamington Railway Station Roll of Honour
	Date and Place Enlisted
	January 1916 in Leamington Spa
Place of Death		Other War Memorials
Trenches Canal du Nord	Previous Regiments or Units	~
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Circumstances of Death

Fred is listed as being killed in action on 31st December 1917. The brief 23rd Battalion war diary entries for the period 30th December to 1st January 1918 are transcribed below but give no clues as to the cause of Fred's death.

Gropi Camp – 30 Dec 1917: Relieved the 22^nd R Fus in the left Canal Sector of the Hindenburg Line, holding positions as follows:

B Coy right front
A Coy left front
C Coy right support
D Coy left support

Posts were garrisoned as follows
B Coy Alban Post & Hunt Post
A Coy Beatty Post, Babs Post & Darby Post

Canal du Nord – 31 Dec 1917: 1^st Royal Berks on our right and 57 Division on our left

Canal du Nord – 1 & 2 Jan 1918: The battalion was in the line in the left (Canal du Nord) sector of the Hindenburg line having relieved the 22^nd R Fus there on the 30^th Dec 1917

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
25 Jul 1898 in Aston, Warwickshire

Parents Names	Abode
George and May Elizaberth (Bessie) Jones	Not found after 1901

Grandparents	Children
Fred and Mary Jones	46 St. Georges Road, Leamington Spa

Schools	Colleges
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Address History	Employment History
1898 - 9 Court, 2 Baker Street, Aston	1911 - School
1901 - 27 Scotland Place, Leamington Spa	1915 - GWR Goods Depot, Leamington
1911 - 46 St. Georges Road, Leamington Spa
1917 - 46 St. Georges Road, Leamington Spa

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