Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 25B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of William and Jane Jones (nee Morris), of 23, Snowdon St., Portmadoc, Carnarvonshire. Born at Portmadoc.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Sandhurst |
Mike: On 6th May 1918, UB72 attacked and sank S.S. Sandhurst 6 miles NW off Corsewall Point IoM |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Wrecksite EU SS Sandhurst, built by Blyth Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Blyth in 1897 and owned at the time of her loss by Britain SS. Co. Ltd. (Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd.), London, was a British steamer of 3.034 tons. On May 6th, 1918, Sandhurst, on a voyage from Bilbao to Ardrossan with a cargo of iron ore, was sunk by the German submarine UB-72 (Friedrich Träger), 6 miles NWxW1/4W of Corsewall Point. 20 persons were lost."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Madoc No. 1509 E.C. | North Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
20th February 1906 | 1st October 1906 | 5th November 1906 |
Contribution record shows "Drowned 6th May 1918." Shows as William Jones (as are many others) in the Madoc Lodge records. Recorded as a Master Mariner of 23, Snowdon Street.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley