Name
Alfred James Jones
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
15/10/1917
33
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Driver
225362
Royal Field Artillery
50th Battery, 34th Brigade
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BARD COTTAGE CEMETERY
Plot VI, Row A, Grave 6.
Belgium
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St Michael and All Angels Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Frederick Charles and Alice (nee SALES) JONES; husband of Myra (nee SANDERSON) JONES.
His parents married 1880 in the Dartford, Kent, district. Frederick died 1930 in Watford aged 72, and was buried 23 January in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Alice died 1933 in Watford aged 75, and was buried 2 May, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Alfred was born 17 September 1884 in Watford, and baptised 19 October 1884 at St Mary’s, Watford. He married 1914 in the Brentford, Middx, district. Myra never remarried and died 1967 in the Hillingdon, Middx, district aged 83.
On the 1891 Census, aged 6 he lived in Sutton at Hone, Kent, with his grand-parents. On the 1901 Census, aged 16 he lived in Watford, with his parents and eight siblings. On the 1911 Census, an ironmonger’s assistant aged 26, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and six siblings.
Wartime Service
He originally enlisted in Watford 24 August 1908, in the Hertfordshire R.F.A. Territorial Force for four years: an ironmonger aged 24, 5’6¾” tall, unmarried of Watford; his next-of-kin was his mother.
He served at Home until 23 August 1912 when he was discharged on the Termination of his Engagement. He re-enlisted in Putney, London S.W., and was formerly 2nd Air Mechanic 27173 Royal Flying Corps.
He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and died of wounds received or was killed in action.
Additional Information
There is an article about Alfred in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 3 November 1917, and a Death announcement in the issue dated 8 December 1917; plus In Memoriams in the issues dated 12 October 1918 and 18 October 1919.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
