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WW1 Death Record

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MrDaff

MrDaff Report 27 Mar 2013 10:54

Morning!

GB - yes, tried those on Ancestry, but they don't fit :-(

CH - That's v interesting, and fits with family (parents (Samuel/Selina) and siblings either side). They were keen on baptism/christenings, and have elder sister Ruth baptised 17 Jun 95, and younger sister Selina 22 Jun 99, but couldn't find Charlie.

The military records look great as well - family lived in Havelock St at this time :-D
So it seems he died not in action, but from an illness contracted whilst serving.
More digging to do :-D :-D

Many, many tks!

Don't suppose you want to look for 2 of his brothers??? Both a bit of a mystery - and seemingly elusive LOL !!! One 'went to sea' ..... the other received 'a medal from the King' (family tales only) - still digging around for them!

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 27 Mar 2013 08:35

Baptism (Find My Past)
Forenames:Charles Wyndham
Surname:Jones
Baptism Year:1897
Baptism Month:Aug
Baptism Day:11
Place:Cardiff, St John
County:Glamorganshire
Birth Year:
Birth Month:
Birth Day:
Fathers Forenames:Samuel (Labourer)
Mothers Forenames:Selina
Record source:Glamorgan baptisms transcripts
Data provider:Welsh Archive Services / Gwasanaethau Archifau Cymru
(address, 25, Canal Street)

Chris :)

Births Sep 1897 (>99%)
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Jones Charles Wyndham Cardiff 11a 370


British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Name: Charles Wyndham Jones
Regiment or Corps: Welsh R 5th
Regimental Number: 22322
(date of Discharge 14/1/16 Sickness)


British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Name: Charles Wyndham Jones
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Age at enlistment: 20
Document Year: 1915
Regimental Number: 22322
Regiment Name: 5th Super Battalion Welsh Regiment
Number of images: 6
(31, Havelock Street, Cardiff. Father, Samuel Jones (same address)


GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 26 Mar 2013 23:05

Do you have access to Ancestry ?

UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919


Only three Charles Jones listed as birth place of Cardiff

Charles Henry Jones
Robert Charles Jones
Charles Spencer Jones

Not sure any of them are right

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 26 Mar 2013 22:45

So do you know for certain that he was registered as Charles or is that a middle name

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 26 Mar 2013 22:21

1911
JONES, Alfred Head Married M 32 1879 Collier Underground Ebbw Vale Mon
JONES, Elizabeth Wife Married10 years F 33 1878 Ebbw Vale Mon
JONES, Hilda Daughter F 2 1909 Ebbw Vale Mon
JONES, Charlie Nephew M 12 1899 Cardiff
RG number: RG14
Piece: 32113
Reference: RG14PN32113 RG78PN1846 RD588 SD3 ED14 SN201
Registration District: Cardiff
Sub District: Central Cardiff
Enumeration District: 14
Parish: Cardiff
Address: 48 Union St Cardiff
County: Glamorganshire

(not sure if relating!)

Chris :)

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 26 Mar 2013 22:15

Chris Ho - Yep, that's the one (how did I not find 1911 ? Newbie, see ..... doh!).
Tk u. But where is Charles??

Rellie has photo of him, so indicates he'd left home by 1911 !

R.

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 26 Mar 2013 22:07

1901 (reference)
JONES, Samuel Head Married M 43 1858 Dock Laborer
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Selina Wife Married F 38 1863
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, William Son Single M 20 1881 Locomotive Fireman
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Winifred Daughter Single F 18 1883 Domestic Servant
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Samuel Son Single M 15 1886 Errand Boy
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Martha A Daughter F 10 1891
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, John Son M 8 1893
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Ruth Daughter F 6 1895
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Selina Daughter F 1 1900
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Charles Son M 3 1898
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
SULLIVAN, Julia Niece Single F 15 1886 Domestic Servant
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
Piece: 4979
Folio: 56
Page: 41
Registration District: Cardiff
Civil Parish: St John
Municipal Borough:
Address: 25, Canal Street, St John, Cardiff
County: Glamorganshire

1911
JONES, Samuel Head Married M 54 1857 Dock Labourer Glamorgan Cardiff
JONES, Selina Wife Married33 years F 49 1862 Glamorgan Cardiff
JONES, John Albert Son Single M 18 1893 Engin Cleaner Glamorgan Cardiff
JONES, Ruth Daughter Single F 15 1896 Glamorgan Cardiff
JONES, Selina Daughter Single F 11 1900 Glamorgan Cardiff
JONES, Beatrice Daughter Single F 9 1902 Glamorgan Cardiff
JONES, Gladys Daughter Single M 7 1904 Glamorgan Cardiff
JONES, Ada Daughter Single F 5 1906 Glamorgan Cardiff
RG number: RG14
Piece: 32117
Reference: RG14PN32117 RG78PN1846 RD588 SD3 ED18 SN300
Registration District: Cardiff
Sub District: Central Cardiff
Enumeration District: 18
Parish: Cardiff
Address: 31 Havelock Street Cardiff
County: Glamorganshire
(13 children born, 10 living, 3 died)


1891
JONES, Samuel Head Married M 34 1857 Labourer
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Selina Wife Married F 29 1862
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, William H Son Single M 9 1882 Scholar
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Winifred Daughter Single F 7 1884 Scholar
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Samuel Son Single M 5 1886 Scholar
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
JONES, Martha A Daughter Single F 1 1890
Cardiff, Glamorganshire
Piece: 4393
Folio: 122
Page: 83
Registration District: Cardiff
Civil Parish: St Mary Cardiff
Municipal Borough: Cardiff
Address: 10, Garth Street, St Mary Cardiff, Cardiff
County: Glamorganshire

Chris :)

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 26 Mar 2013 21:56

Oh.....tish !!

Charlie :

1901 Census b. abt 1898 living at 25 Canal St, Cardiff (family home) RG13/4979. That's all I've got really. No 1911 info so far.

Other than the fact that there is a photo of him in uniform (WW1), but without headgear, so no clue there on badge etc, v. little known. No marriage/children known of, just that he died in the early part of the war 'in a wood' in France'.

Beginning to think death may have been later - no-one in the family is sure, though as the war dragged on, there weren't that many woods still standing :-(

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 26 Mar 2013 21:41

So what name was his birth registered in as no Charlie Jones listed in Cardiff JFM 1893

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 26 Mar 2013 20:32

That one might be Christopher as the medal card says KIA on 20.7.1916 but shown as SGT so might not be

Name: Christopher Jones
Regiment or Corps: 1st/6 Welsh Regiment
Regimental Number: 2022




JONES, C
Rank:Private
Service No:2022
Date of Death:20/07/1916
Regiment/Service:Welsh Regiment
6th Bn.
Grave ReferenceA. 3.
CemeteryPEAKE WOOD CEMETERY, FRICOURT


UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919

Name: Christopher Jones
Birth Place: Swansea
Death Date: 20 Jul 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Swansea
Rank: Private
Regiment: Welsh Regiment
Battalion: 1/6th Battalion
Number: 2022
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre



What else do you know about him

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 26 Mar 2013 19:46

Think I've found him - family believed he was killed 'in a wood'. Re visited CWGC (tks J) and found:

Pte C Jones 6Bn Welsh Regt, KIA Peake Wood and buried in Fricourt - adjacent to Mametz ....

:-D Tks all......but if you know different ......!!!

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 26 Mar 2013 19:31

LB - Born Cardiff JFM 1893

Jonesy - been trawling that, but not having much luck......

Margee - Will give that a go, but Ox & Bucks a bit out of area for S.Wales (Of Course the AV is for real ;-) ;-) :-D)

GB - looked at RWF and got a possible hit, but they recruited from N.Wales not South, and 1916 poss bit before the 'take anyone' attitude arrived.

There was a Charlie Jones d1916 mentioned on GR, but can't get into it.

Driving me mad !!! LOL !!!

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 26 Mar 2013 18:25

Mametz Wood was the objective of the 38th (Welsh) Division during the First Battle of the Somme. The attack occurred in a northerly direction over a ridge, focussing on the German positions in the wood, between 7 July and 12 July 1916

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 26 Mar 2013 18:04

This is the only one listed as Charlie on CWGC.

JONES, CHARLIE
Rank:Private
Service No:12742
Date of Death:09/10/1916
Regiment/Service:Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
6th Bn.
Panel ReferencePier and Face 10 A and 10 D.
MemorialTHIEPVAL MEMORIAL

p.s. Love your avatar, Mr. D., is it for real?

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 26 Mar 2013 17:58

Have you looked on this free site:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 26 Mar 2013 17:27

Do you have any idea of where and when he was born?

Marked As Answer Marked as Answered

MrDaff

MrDaff Report 26 Mar 2013 17:21

Could someone do a look-up for me please?

Searching for the above for a CHARLIE JONES who is thought to have died at Mametz Wood in 1916.

Tried just about everywhere else....... :-( Had a couple of leads, but none of the associated records had info beyond a date.

Mni tks,

Mr D.