T JONES

William Thomas Jones was born in Treharris 1897 to William & Elizabeth Jones. He had 2 brothers, John & Walter and 1 sister Beatrice.

 

By 1911 William is 14 years old and the family lived at 8 Sebastopol Row. William Snr worked as a Coal Miner (Hewer) while William T Jones worked as a Collier Boy. His brothers as sister were at school, assuming Troedrhiwfuwch School.
 

William enlisted in Bargoed and joined The Welsh Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was then transferred to ‘B’ Coy 14th Battalion as Private 18915. He died February 13th, 1918, aged 21 and is buried at Lillers Communal Cemetery, France. V. E. 32.