Name
Arthur Edward Jones
1886
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
13/05/1918
33
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
88351
Machine Gun Corps
46th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
LXV. B. 19.
France
Headstone Inscription
THE LOSS IS GREAT WE'LL NOT COMPLAIN BUT TRUST IN CHRIST TO MEET AGAIN
UK & Other Memorials
Chipperfield Village Memorial, St Paul's Church Memorial, Chipperfield
Pre War
Arthur Edward Jones was born in 1886, in Gilwern, Breconshire, Wales, son of Aaron Jones, a Shepherd and Eliza Jones. One of eight children.
1891 Census records Arthur, aged 5, living with his parents, three sisters and three brothers in, Latimer Village, Nr. Chesham, Buckinghamshire, his aunt Annie Jones was also living with the family.
1901 Census records Arthur, aged 15, living with his parents, brothers, Thomas 17, Sydney 12, and Stanley 8, still in Latimer Village, where his father was a Shepherd on the Estate.
Between 1901 and 1911 the family moved to Hillmeads Farm, Penmans Green, Sarratt, Herts, where his father was the Farmer.
1911 Census records Arthur aged 25, working as a Butcher, and lodging with widow Mary Morton and her family at, 1 Moorend, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.
At the time Arthur enlisted he was employed as a Butcher, working for Frederick C. Deveson, Family Butchers, of, Grange Road, Ramsgate, Kent.
Wartime Service
Arthur enlisted at Ramsgate, Kent on 29 October 1915, he gave his occupation as a Butcher and age as 29 years & 9 months. He was posted to the Royal Army Service Corps at Aldershot on 8 November 1915, with the service number S4/146516.
He was transferred to the 43rd Training Reserve Battalion, Machine Gun Corps in March 1917, with service number 88351. Serving at home until 6 May 1917, when he embarked at Folkstone, disembarking at Boulogne, France the same day. Joining his Company in the field on 28th May 1917. A year later he was wounded in action by a gas shell on 1 May 1918, he was admitted to No. 22 General Hospital, Camiers, France on the 3 May 1918, where he died on 13 May 1918. He is buried in the CWGC Etaples Military Cemetery, France.
Additional Information
Mr. A. Jones of Hillmead Farm, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, Herts. ordered his headstone inscription: "THE LOSS IS GREAT WE'LL NOT COMPLAIN BUT TRUST IN CHRIST TO MEET AGAIN". His effect of £1-12s-7d, Pay Owing and his War Gratuity of £11-10s-00d, went to his father Aaron Jones.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
