Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private J. Jones, South Wales Borderers, later Royal Welsh Fusiliers

1914 Star (14268 Pte J. Jones. S. Wales. Bord.); British War Medal 1914-20 (14437 Pte. J. Jones. S. Wales. Bord.); Great War Trallwn Pontypridd Tribute Medal, 35mm, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Pte. J. Jones.’, with top ‘1914-1916’ riband bar; together with the recipient’s card identity tags ‘33757 J. Jones RWF Wes.’, very fine (3) £80-£120

J. Jones attested for the South Wales Borderers, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 November 1914 with the regimental number 14268. Renumbered 14437 in the South Wales Borderers, he subsequently transferred to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and was given the third number 33757.

Note: The recipient has two Medal Index Cards, which between them confirm that they are one and the same recipient.