In Memory Of

JONES, WILLIAM ABBOTT

Service Details
Age:
 24
Date of Birth:
 1891-10-29
Service No:
 1284
Rank:
 Sergeant
Unit:
 2nd
Unit 2:
 "D" Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Horse
Date of Death:
 1916-05-31
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Umbula
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 5. L. 4.
Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Tanzania
Additional Information
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 8 February 1917 pg. 1354 - "For meritorious service in the field in East Africa"
Son of William Robert and Charlotte Gass Jones, of Barberton. Born Rosshill, Lydenburg District. An amalgamator. On Pelgrimsrus war memorial, Mpumalanga. On Barberton War Memorial. His brother also died in service ***His record card states Albert versus Abbott