Rifleman R/2391 Edward JONES

Rifleman R/2391 Edward Jones{gallery}Rfn E Jones{/gallery}11th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Killed in action in France and Flanders, 4th May 1917, aged 22.

• Buried: Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave ref: III.E.7.
  
• Awarded: 1915 Star, British Way and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Mrs Mary Jones [widow]
• NNWFHS Memorial: Polesworth St Editha
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Jones
• NNWFHS Polesworth War Memorial Page
• Metz-en-Couture Cemetery
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1911 Census and Family History Information

• Born c1895 in Polesworth
• Employed as a coal miner [1911]
  
• Living at 16 The Gullett, Polesworth with his grandmother, Mrs Mary Jones [1911]