Sergeant
William
Abbott
Jones
Born in Rosshill, Lydenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Son of William Robert Jones
and Charlotte Borrow (Low) Gass
Brother of
Charlotte Ann (Jones) Klotzke, Charles William Jones, Emily (Jones) Gass, George Edward Jones, James Jones and Walter Henry Jones
Died
at about age 23
in German East Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Oct 2018
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Biography
William was born in 1893. He was the son of William Jones and Charlotte Low.
His father passed away in 1903.
He served in the 1st World War, attaining the rank of Sergeant in the 2nd South Africa Horse. He passed away in 1916, killed in action. William was aged 23 and unmarried.
Probate:
- Event Date: 1916
- Event Place: Transvaal, South Africa[1]
Burial
Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania. Reference: 5. L. 4.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCG-W9JH : 7 September 2018), William Abbott Jones, 1916; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm
- ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/898475/jones,-/
- "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCG-WMYJ : 7 September 2018), William Abbott Jones, 1916; citing Probate, Transvaal, South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa; FHL microfilm .
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Categories: South African Armed Forces | Killed in Action, South Africa, World War I | Mentioned in Despatches | Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region