Three: Major Owen Cecil Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who died of wounds, Palestine, 30 December 1917

1914-15 Star (Capt., R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Major) nearly extremely fine (3) £300-350

Owen Cecil Jones was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Welsh (Carnarvonshire) R.G.A. (T.F.) on 6 April 1909. He was promoted to Lieutenant in January 1910 and transferred to the 7th (Merioneth and Montgomery) Battalion The Royal Welsh Fusiliers in March 1913. Advanced to Captain in October 1914 and appointed Adjutant in February 1916. Ranked as Temporary Major in July 1916, he was confirmed in that rank in July 1917. Serving in Palestine with the 7th Battalion, he died of wounds on 30 December 1917. ‘25/10/17 - One shell exploded over the Headquarter Platoon of the 7th R.W.F., wounding the Second-in-Command of the Battalion, Major Owen (sic), killing a number of signallers and men, including the C.O.’s servant and wounding several others’ (ref: J. More, With Allenby’s Crusaders). He was buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery.

With copied research and a modern photograph of his headstone.