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7. BQMS / Capt. Newton-Jones, John

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant / Captain

Date of Birth: c1893, Cenarth, Card
Occupation: Outfitter
1908 Serv. No: 7
Commission: Comm'd 23/7/15
Awards: 14/15 (poss). TFEM ('09).
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Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born c1893, Cenarth, Card. Parents - John & Sarah

Bapt 15 Jun 1873, Cenarth, Card. Dads occ-Schoolmaster

1881 - Myrtle Hill, Cayo Village, Carmarthn. 8yo. W parent and younger sis

1891 - 94&95 High Street, Swansea. 18yo. Occ-Drapers Assistant. W shop owner, & family

1901 - High St (North Side), Haverfordwest. 29yo. Occ-Outfitter, Clothier. Listed as Newton, Assistant in the shop

1903 - Married Annie Laura Davies, 6 May 1903, St Thomas, Haverfordwest, Pembs. Occ-Outfitter. Add-High Street, Haverfordwest. Dad-John, Schoolmaster

1911 - 94 Hight Street, Swansea. 38yo. Occ-Outfitter. W wife, Annie Laura and Douglas (1903), Marian (1907)

1918 - Elec Reg, 3 Cory Terrace, Abs Voter

1921 - NF]

Post-war member of the Welsh RFU and one of the Big-5 selectors (search Capt J. Newton Jones

1939 - DOB

1939 - Died aged 66, 17 Dec 1939. Add-Fernley, Westbourne Grove, Sketty, Swansea. Effects to Marian Irene Ford - daughter

- Buried 20 Dec 1939, Sketty

Married

Address:
3 Cory Terrace Gower
Swansea (ELEC)

Military Service

No SR

Enl April 1908, likely previously member of Glam Vol RGA

Multiple mentions in newspapers, starting 1908, gave eulogy as QMS

TFEM 1909

Commission 23 Jun 1915 into 1st Welsh Howitzers

Poss 2nd Line

1/4/1919 - CDL - Mr Newton Jones has served two years amongst the men in France

Pens Record - listing deafness and defective vision as disabilities

LG 15/9/1919 - ARMIES OF OCCUPATION. Lt (actg Capt and Adj) J N Jones, TD, 1st Welsh Bde, vacates the appt of Adjt, and relinquishes the actg rank of Capt on ceasing to be empld 1st Sept 1919

LG - 30/6/1921 - Lt JN Jones, TD, 1st Welsh Bde, and is granted the rank of Capt.

Disabilities (Pens): Deafness, Defective Vision
Sources: (MIC)(TFEM)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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