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William Jones

In memory of:

Private William Jones

April 12, 1917

Military Service


Service Number:

754470

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

Division:

52nd Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

August 20, 1894

Son of William Jones, of Cape Cove, Co. Gaspe, Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 265 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

READING CEMETERY
Berkshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

A/C. Screen Wall.

Location:

READING CEMETERY is on the eastern side of the town at the junction of the road to London (A4) and to Wokingham (A329). Plot 72 is the War Graves Plot and contains 97 graves. This plot is situated at the back of the cemetery, in the right hand corner from the entrance. The Plot consists of a grassed-over area on which stands a Cross of Sacrifice; the graves are unmarked and commemoration of the casualties buried there is on a Sreen Wall at the back of the Plot. The cemetery contains 204 War Graves.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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