No.14271685, Private, William Henry JONES
Aged 34
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William Henry JONES was born about 1911, there are many possible births but so far his is not positively identified. He married Ashley born Ena HICKS (Bury Q3-1942 4A:2900). His wife was living in Dalham on CWGC records, their son David was born in 1943. |
His battalion was not the usual infantry battalion, it was the machine gun battalion for the 2nd Division in Burma. All that is known militarily is in the press cutting below
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