William Leonard Jones
He was a miner.
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William Edward Jones was born on 21st March 1886 at Hucknall, he was the son of the late John Thomas Jones and Emma Jones née Cox,
His father John Thomas was born in 1860 at Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, he died in 1915 at Mansfield aged 55 yrs, his mother Emma Cox was born in 1863 at New Basford, she died in 1907 at Nottingham she was 44 yrs old, they were married in 1862 at New Basford, they went on to have 5 children.
In 1911 he was boarding at 17 Portland Road Selston he is 28 yrs of age and is a coal miner he is boarding with Henry Jepson 73 yrs a retired coal miner and his wife Mary 68 yrs.
He was the husband of Mary Ann (née Kirk) Jones (born 17th October 1886 ) whom he maried in 1911 their marriage was recorded in the Basford registration District,they had the following children, James born 22nd August 1911, Nellie born 11th July 1913 and Emma Jones born 10th February 1915,
Commencing 3rd February 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 20 shilings and 6 pence a week.
Mary Ann Jones later lived on Recreation Avenue Skegness Selston.
Jones was one of 'Kitchener's Marines' who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters to the RMLI. Des Turner notes '600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters. They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels. The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY200(S). This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters 200 who were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S). 200 remaining Foresters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1 to CH/200(S).'
He was killed in action on 30th July 1915, and is buried at Port Said War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.
additional research and informatio Peter Gillings
Photo of William Leonard Jones
Port Said war cemetery, Egypt