We remember William Henry Jones

We remember William Henry Jones

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Timeline

Timeline

 
1888
birth Ryde United Kingdom Source:9449217 5th September 1888
service British Army Private 7546 Hampshire Regiment Source:2181988

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Jones
Source 9449217
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Jones
Source 9449217
Last Name Taylor
Source 9449217
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 7546 Hampshire Regiment Private

Media

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  • Birth certificate for William Henry Jones Taylor
    William was illegitimate and was born when his father was in the Royal Navy serving on the China Station. When his mother and father married in 1890 they dropped the surname Taylor.

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    Jose155394

  • Wedding of Gertrude Maud Jones to Percy Brooker
    William is standing at the back on the left of the group and is the last photo I have of him,

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    Jose155394

  • Prisoner of War camp
    Postcard sent to his sister Gertrude Maud of a group of prisoners.

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    Jose155394

  • Group of prisoners
    A second postcard sent to his sister

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    Jose155394

  • William as a young boy
    Photo taken in Ryde about 1900 just before the birth of the 4th child and his father's admission to the Mental Asylum where he died in 1901 from General Paralysis of the Insane (death certificate)

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    Jose155394

  • Hampshire Regimental Journal
    Page listing William as 'missing'.

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  • Page from Hampshire Regimental Journal
    December 1914 William listed as 'unofficially prisoner of war'

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    Jose155394

  • William Henry Jones Attestation Papers
    Papers signed by Willaim when joining the Hampshire Regiment 1905

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    Jose155394

  • List of Prisoners of War
    Gives names of soldiers, regiment and rank and where captured.

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    Jose155394

  • Prisoner list for Munster II
    Gives details of soldiers in the camp including their home town. In this list William is wrongly given the surname of 'John', but all other details are correct.

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    Jose155394

  • Banner in the Regimental Museum
    Royal Hampshire Regimental Museum, Winchester. This is a banner that was given to each of the 1st 7 regiments making uop the British Expeditionary Force. The panels on either side give the names of all the men in the regiment at the time.

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    Jose155394

  • Memorial listing names of soldiers
    William's name on the memorial to those who served in the regiment in the early days of the war.

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    Jose155394

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Official Records

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External Evidence

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Red Cross Prisoner of War Records Jose155394

Multimedia

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Birth certificate for William Henry Jones Taylor Jose155394
Wedding of Gertrude Maud Jones to Percy Brooker Jose155394
Prisoner of War camp Jose155394
Group of prisoners Jose155394
William as a young boy Jose155394
Hampshire Regimental Journal Jose155394
Page from Hampshire Regimental Journal Jose155394
William Henry Jones Attestation Papers Jose155394
List of Prisoners of War Jose155394
Prisoner list for Munster II Jose155394
Banner in the Regimental Museum Jose155394
Memorial listing names of soldiers Jose155394

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