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Revd. William Edgar JONE
Photo : Justin James (<justinjames@yahoo.com>)
The Revd William Edgar Jones
Army Chaplains' Department attached to 9th Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.
Son of Mrs. A. Jones, of Garth, Aberayron, Cardiganshire, and the late Mr.
J. B. Jones. Killed 24 October 1918. Aged 30.
Buried ROISEL COMMUNITY CEMETERY EXTENSION.
The following additional information is provided on Steve
John's website;-
"The Reverend William Edgar Jones, Chaplain 4th Class, Army Chaplains'
Department. William was the Son of Jonathan B. Jones and Anne Jones, of Garth,
Aberaeron. He served as a Chaplain with the Royal Army Chaplain's Department,
and had served in Salonika from 15 July 1917.
Early in 1918, William was posted to the 9th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment,
which was attached to 74 Brigade, 25th Division. The Division had been in
France since September 1915, and had fought at Loos. In 1916 it took part
in the Somme Offensive, and in 1917 saw action at Third Ypres. The Division
took part in heavy fighting during the German Spring Offensives of March and
April 1918. After suffering heavy casualties, it was moved to the Aisne, where
it saw further heavy fighting during the German offensive of 27 May.
The core of the Division returned to England to rebuild, and returned to the
front in September 1918, moving at first to St Riquier near Abbeville. Late
in the month, it entrained for the Fourth Army, coming under XIII Corps, and
took part in the advance across Picardy, fighting at the Battle of Beaurevoir.
They then fought during the remainder of the great offensive, at the Battle
of Cambrai, the Pursuit to the Selle, the Battle of the Selle, and the Battle
of the Sambre.
William was wounded during the Battle of the Selle, and was evacuated to a Casualty Clearing Station at Roisel, where he died of his wounds on 24 October 1918. He was 30 years old, and is buried at Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
His brother, Joseph Sydney Jones, also fell."
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