| 1886 |
Birth |
In the army records his year of birth is given as 1886, but his 'gravestone death age' would make his birth be in 1887 |
| 1891 |
Census |
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| 1901 |
Census |
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| 28/04/1906 |
Enlisted in Army
(age 18 or 19) |
Enlisted in the South Staffs Regiment - At Lichfield enlistment station. You were not allowed to enlist unless you were 18, and not allowed to serve overseas unless you were 19. Many lied about their age to 'get in'.
His Army Roll Number was 7604
His listing in the Express and Star Dinner for veterans in March 1919 list him as being enrolled in the First South Staffs Regiment.
The 1st Batallion of the South Staffs were stationed in England and Ireland from 1904 until 1911. A posting in Ireland would explain Edward signing with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1921, but records show he was stationed in England.
1906 England: Bordon, Hampshire. |
| 1911 |
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Gibraltar. |
| 31/01/1912 |
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While in Gibraltar, new colours were presented to the battalion by King George V on 31 January 1912. |
| 1913 |
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Posted to South Africa with his regiment the 1st Staffordshire Battalion. |
| August 1914 |
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in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Recieved call to return to Europe for the start of World War I. |
| 19 September 1914 |
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Returned home - landing Southampton, England.
Came under orders of the 22nd Brigade in 7th Division. Moved to Lyndhurst |
| 04/10/1914 |
Medal award for being with the British Expeditionary Force |
The South Staffs Regiment was part of the 22nd Brigade of the British Army. It was assigned to the 7th Division and served on the Western Front and in the Italian Campaign during the First World War. |
| 6 October 1914 |
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Landed at Zeebrugge |
| 19 October – 22 November 1914 |
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First Battle of Ypres |
| 10–13 March 1915 |
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Battle of Neuve Chapelle |
| 9 May 1915 |
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Battle of Aubers Ridge |
| 15–25 May 1915 |
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Battle of Festubert |
| 25-28 September 1915 |
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Battle of Loos |
| 20 December 1915 |
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Transferred to 91st Brigade in the 7th Division. |
| July - November 1916 |
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Battle of the Somme |
| July - November 1917 |
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Battle of Passchendaele
Edward was taken Prisoner of War and worked in the salt mines until the end of the war |
| November 1917 |
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His Battalion moved with the 7th Division to Italy.
He remained in captivity. |
| 24 October to 3 November 1918 |
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Edward's comrades in arms fought in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto
He was still in captivity.... |
| 25/02/1919 |
Transfer to the Army Reserve |
The Army Reserve allowed soldiers to be called up quickly in case of need, but be billeted at home rather than at a barracks. Edward is now effectively unemployed. He gives his address as 21 Claremont Road, Sedgley near Dudley. This was the address of his sister, Violet?
These houses were built around 1918. In the maps of 1919 there are only a couple of houses shown.
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Programme for dinner and entertainments ("Peace Dinner") to returned prisoners of war at the Baths Assembly Rooms, Wolverhampton, Mar 1919 |
| 31/03/1920 |
Discharge from the Army |
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1921 |
Marriage
(age 34) |
Married Harriet Wedge (age 29)
1921 July-Sept - Dudley - 6b 2151
| Name: |
Edward Jones |
| Spouse Surname: |
Wedge |
| Date of Registration: |
Jul-Aug-Sep 1921 |
| Registration district: |
Dudley |
| Inferred County: |
Staffordshire |
| Volume Number: |
6b |
| Page Number: |
2151 |
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| 21/08/1921 |
Enrolled in Army Reserve |
Section D - Number: 7077170 - Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
| 18/11/1921 |
Birth of a daughter
(age 34) |
Phyllis |
| 26/06/1924 |
Birth of twins
(age 38) |
Twins:
Violet M (Mary?) 6b 1690
John Edward |
| 11/08/1925 |
Discharge from the Army Reserve |
Soon after this Edward must have gained employment as a packer with Bradley Bar & Sheet Iron Co Limited. |
| 12/07/1929 |
Birth of a daughter
(age 42) |
Ivy L. 6b 1481 |
| 1931 |
22/09/1931
(Age 44) |
Made redundant from Bradley Bar & Sheet Iron Co Limited.
|
| 07/03/1943 |
Death
Age 55 |
Age at death is given from the gravestone.
| Name: |
Edward Jones |
| Birth Date: |
abt 1887 |
| Date of Registration: |
Mar 1943 |
| Age at Death: |
56 |
| Registration district: |
Rowley Regis |
| Inferred County: |
Staffordshire |
| Volume: |
6b |
| Page: |
1030 |
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