2.LIEUT F.D.JONES LAN.FUS. (on star)
LIEUT F.D.JONES (on pair)
Frank Douglas Jones
Born 20/6/1881
Youngest son of Dr Henry William Jones & Sarah Sophia Jones of Stanger, Natal, South Africa
Educated at Hilton College, Natal
Awarded the Natal Rebellion Medal & 1906 Clasp for his service during the Bambatha Rebellion in Natal 1906
To France 16/7/15 with 10th Lancashire Fusiliers
Returned to Blighty suffering with malaria & was admitted to Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital at Millbank 30/12/15
Discharged 17/1/16 & returned to his battalion
KIA F&F 7/7/16 during the attack on Quadrangle Trench, Contalmaison on the Somme
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France
Also commemoration in Kwa Dukuza Cemetery, Stanger, S.A. - Click Here
With copy of his Medal Index Card, ODGW & CWGC details plus supporting research documentation
Condition: On long old silk ribbons, GVF