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Captain ERNEST RAE JONES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Cheshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 August 1914

Age 36 years old

Buried or commemorated at

WIHERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY

In South-East quarter. III. A. 4.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. Jones; husband of Geraldine Esme Belinda Robin Hall (formerly Jones), of Berry Hill House, Lichfield, Staffs. Born at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription FOR HIS BRAVERY HE WAS GIVEN A MILITARY FUNERAL BY THE GERMANS
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Buried or commemorated at

WIHERIES COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Hainaut Belgium
Number of casualties: 12
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