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We remember Evan Jones
We remember Evan Jones
Timeline
Timeline
1898
service
British Army
Private
6600
Shropshire Light Infantry
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service
British Army
Private
SR/6600
Shropshire Light Infantry
Source:2148831
service
British Army
Private
6600
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
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1915
death
Killed in Action
Evan , aged , 17 , is commemorated on Menin Gates , Ypres , Belgium . Panel reference, Panel 47 and 49. and remembered on the Meifod and Oswestry War Memorials.
Bellewaerde Ridge, Ypres
Belgium
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25th May 1915
burial
West-Vlaanderen
Belgium
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
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| First Names | Evan |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Jones |
| Source | 2148831 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
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| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
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| British Army | 6600 | Shropshire Light Infantry | Private | ||
| British Army | SR/6600 | Shropshire Light Infantry | Private | ||
| British Army | 6600 | King's Shropshire Light Infantry | Private |
Media
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Menin Gates, YpresEvan's name is inscribed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial which bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.Contributed by:
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Register of Soldier's EffectsDetails of back pay and war gratuities paid to surviving relatives.Contributed by:
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Evan's inscription, Menin Gates, YpresEvan's name is inscribed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial which bears the names of more than 54,000 officers and men whose graves are not known.Contributed by:
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Wrexham Union Workhouse Register of BirthsThe register shows the birth of Evan Jones to John and Jane Ann Jones in the Workhouse.Contributed by:
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Wrexham Union Workhouse Discharge BookThis shows the discharge of Evan Jones from the Workhouse with his father, John David, to the parish of Eclusham Below 'c/o Father'.Contributed by:
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Wrexham Union Workhouse Discharge BookThis shows the discharge of Evan Jones' mother, Jane Ann, 'at own request'.Contributed by:
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Wrexham Union WorkhouseA map of part of the Wrexham area, showing the location of the workhouse and the arrangement of its buildings.Contributed by:
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Communities
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Montgomeryshire County War MemorialMore about Montgomeryshire County War Memorial
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Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Jeff2412 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| The History of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry in the Great War 1914-1918 | Dave107459 | |
| Men on the Gates web site | Men131520 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Cap Badge | Jeff2412 | |
| Census 1901 | Dave107459 | |
| Census 1911 | Dave107459 | |
| Menin Gates, Ypres | Jeff2412 | |
| Medal Roll Index Card | Jeff2412 | |
| Register of Soldier's Effects | Jeff2412 | |
| Meifod War Memorial on outside of St Mary's Church | Jeff2412 | |
| The Park Gates, Oswestry | Jeff2412 | |
| Medals Awarded | Jeff2412 | |
| Evan's inscription, Menin Gates, Ypres | Jeff2412 | |
| Wrexham Union Workhouse Register of Births | Dave107459 | |
| Wrexham Union Workhouse Discharge Book | Dave107459 | |
| Wrexham Union Workhouse Discharge Book | Dave107459 | |
| Wrexham Union Workhouse | Dave107459 | |
| List of Meifod Soldiers | Jeff2412 | |
| Cap Badge | Jeff2412 |
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