Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Second Lieuteant M. D. Jones, Tank Corps, late Glamorganshire Yeomanry - a Welsh International and British Lions Rugby Union player

British War and Victory Medals (2-Lieut.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1297 Pte., Glam. Yeo.) nearly extremely fine (3) £300-400

Marsden Douglas Jones was born in Swansea and was educated at Bishop Gore’s School and University College, Swansea. Employed as a Civil Engineer, he attested for the Glamorganshire Yeomanry at Swansea on 9 January 1913, aged 19 years, 3 months. With the onset of war, he was embodied for service with the unit. Was transferred to the Machine Gun Corps in September 1916 and promoted to Corporal in June 1917. Served with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, March 1916-June 1917. Discharged to a commission in the Tank Corps, 30 November 1917. Served in France, September-December 1918, being wounded in action on 9 November 1918.

Post-war, Marsden Douglas Jones (registered as Douglas Marsden-Jones) played rugby at club and international level. He played for the clubs: Cardiff RFC, London Welsh RFC (was Captain for several seasons), Blackheath FC and Barbarian FC. He played just two games for Wales as a back row forward at number 8 - the first being the opening game of the 1921 Five Nations Championship against England; the second in 1924 when he was selected to face the touring New Zealand team. In 1924 he was selected for the British Lions tour of South Africa.

He later worked for the Ford Motor Company. In 1938 as Director of Factories he was seconded to mobilise a workforce of 30,000 to staff the Ordnance Factories throughout the country. For his services he was awarded the C.B.E. (London Gazette 1 January 1952). He died in London in 1955.

With a quantity of copied research including service papers and m.i.c.