DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL AND EFFICIENCY MEDAL TO JONES 18TH LONDON REGIMENT-KILLED IN ACTION ON 15/03/1916

Distinguished Condauct Medal (George V)
Named to : 207 SJT: F JONES.18/LOND: REGT.T.F.
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal (George V)
Named to: 207 SJT: F.JONES 18/LOND REGT.
Medals extremely fine.
D.C.M.London Gazette 14th January 1916
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal 207 Serjeant F.Jones 18th (County of London) battalion,The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles T.F.)
Citation published on the London Gazette 11th March. 1916:
"For conspicuous gallantry.When the signalling Officer was killed, he took command of the signallers and established communications by wire at great personal risk.He was constantly in the open repairing the wire under heavy fire."
He was killed in action on 15th March, 1916.
The History of the London Irish by Lt.Major, London Irish refers:
Casuaties in the Souchez sector
"The first spell of duty on the new front was light in caualties, but in the first 24 hours,the Btn suffered the loss of Sgt Jones, the signaller Sergt who was killed by a minenwerfer which exploded just outside the signalling dugout at BHQ situated at Souchez Quarry, and which also wounded 2 others of the signalling section"
Sergeant Frederick Jones was born in Aston,South East London.He is buried at the Arras Memorial,Pas de Calais, France.
He is also entitled to a 1915 Star trio, which is known and has appeared on the market.
Comes with a small photo of Jones, annotated on reverse, and a copied image of Sgt Jones with his signalling section.also copied medal rolls, London Gazette details,etc., etc.
Rare on the market

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