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Jack Jones

Service number 4858995
Military unit 8th Bn Worcestershire Regiment
Address Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death 21 May 1940 (20 years old)
Place of birth Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies Unknown
Family history

He was the son of William Henry Jones and Ethel May Jones, of Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire.

Military history

BRUYELLE WAR CEMETERY II. B. 18. Belgium

On May 21st, 1940, the 8th Battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment suffered heavy casualties from a German artillery barrage at Wez Velvain while held in reserve, before moving at dusk to relieve the 5th Gloucestershire Regiment at Bruyelle.Actions on May 21st, 1940Morning shelling: “A German barrage started to fall on Wez Velvain, resulting in many casualties in the Battalion.”, as recorded in the Worcestershire Regiment History.Casualties: Several soldiers, including Jack Jones, were killed or wounded during this intense bombardment.

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