George Jones

Rank:GunnerNumber:93077
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:175th Siege Bty
Name of Rgt or Ship:Royal Garrison Artillery
Died:11/05/1917Age:28
How Died:Died of Wounds
Country of burial:FranceGrave Photo:Yes
Cemetery or Memorial:Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux
Town Memorial:Altrincham
Extra Information:
Born during the June quarter 1889 in the Barton upon Irwell R.D. - ref:
8c/703, the son of George & Rebekah Jones (nee Roe)

1891 Census - Market Street, Stretford.   Son - aged: 1 - born: Stretford. 
 Head of household - George Jones - Married - aged: 30 - occ: Carter -
born: Manchester.   Also - Rebecca Jones - Wife - aged: 34 - born:
Staffordshire.   Plus 2 elder sisters.

1901 Census - 1 Poplar Grove, Urmston.   Son - aged: 11 - born: Stretford. 
  Head of household - George Jones - Married - aged: 40 - occ: Farm
Labourer (Horse Keeper) - born: Manchester.   Also - Rebekah Jones - Wife -
aged: 24 - born: Staffordshire.   Plus 6 siblings including his younger
brother Frederick who was also killed during WW1.

1911 Census - 185 Higher Road, Urmston.    Son - aged: 21 - occ: General
Labourer - born: Stretford.    Head of household - George Jones - Married -
aged: 50 - occ: Labourer at Sewerage Works - born: Manchester.   Also -
Rebecca Jones - Wife - aged: 44 - born: Daisy Bank, Near Bilston,
Staffordshire.   Plus 6 siblings including his younger brother Frederick
who was also killed during WW1.

Married Florence Jones during the September quarter 1915 in the Bucklow
R.D. - ref: 8a/561.   Florence married Elijak B. Bardsley in 1920.

Commemorated on the family grave in Urmston Cemetery, which states that he
was killed on the 12th.    His brother - Frederick Jones was also killed
during WW1.    A third brother - Private Richard Jones, King's (Liverpool)
Rgt is also commemorated on this gravestone, but he died on the 8th August
1923, aged: 25.

Listed on the Altrincham Cenotaph.

Listed on St. George's Memorial, Altrincham.

M.I. - "Peace perfect peace - from wife, Florrie".

Memorials found on:
St. Clement's (Urmston)
Poplar Grove
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