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Jones, A., Pte., 1917
On the Arras Memorial is the name of 18/1419 Private Alfred Jones, serving with the 18th Battalion Durham Light Infantry who died 3/05/1917.

Alfred was born in 1890 in Northallerton, he was the youngest brother of Theophilus Jones, the first soldier to die on the Mainland of Britain for 200 years.

Alfred died in action on the 3rd of May 1917.

Alfred Jones is remembered in Hartlepool H115.30, in West Hartlepool W111.09, W111.10 and W111.54, also at Durham in D47.013b page 107.


The CWGC entry for Private Jones

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk