Personal Details | |
Date of Birth | February 25, 1882 |
Place of Birth | Kamloops, British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
Marital Status | Single |
Next of Kin | Lawn Jones, Kamloops, British Columbia |
Religion | Church of England |
Service Details | |
Regimental Number | A39096 |
Service Record | Link to Service Record |
Battalion | 52nd Battalion |
Force | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Branch | Canadian Infantry |
Enlisted / Conscripted | Enlisted |
Place of Enlistment | Kenora, Ontario |
Date of Enlistment | February 12, 1915 |
Age at Enlistment | 33 |
Theatre of Service | Canada |
Prisoner of War | No |
Survived War | Yes |
Death Details |
Birth date and location: According to his Attestation Papers, Edward was born February 25, 1882 in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Names of parents and siblings: Cannot be confirmed at this time.
Early life: Prior to enlisting, ‘Ed’ had been a Blacksmith and appears to have been living and working in Kenora, Ontario.
War experience: Edward, aged 33, enlisted on February 12, 1915 in Kenora, Ontario, with the 52nd Battalion. He was mentioned in an article in the Kenora Miner and News as one of the recent recruits to the Third Contingent. Private Jones is described as 5 feet 71/4 inches tall, with a fair complexion, light hair, and blue eyes. He is unmarried, and his faith is Church of England. His Regimental Number was A39096. His next of kin, is Lawn Jones, of Kamloops. It is an unusual name and might have been a nickname or short form for Lonnie or Leonard, for example On May 1, 1915, in Port Arthur, Ontario, Edward was Struck off Strength as a Deserter from “B” Co. 98th Regt.
Additional Notes for consideration: In the 1891 census, there is an Edward Jones, age 8 who is living with his family in Nanaimo, B.C. His parents were born in Wales and his father is a Miner. Edward has a brother, Albert, age 4. {An Albert Jones is listed in the Municipality of Keewatin Honour Roll; however, this author has been unable to find any information on him). There was also another Edward Jones, born in British Columbia in the same year, who married and later moved to the United States. Records suggest these are two different people.
A brief search for a Lawn Jones has also proved unsuccessful.
The Personnel File database for Edward, in the Library and Archives Canada, has him listed as Edward A Jones. Nowhere in his file is there an initial A attached to his name; however, there is an A attached to his regimental number.
Prepared by Susan [Hillman] Brazeau
Sources:
Ancestry.ca: Personnel File; Passenger Lists, Canada Census and Voters Lists, Births, Marriages and Deaths
Library and Archives Canada: Personnel File (under Edward A Jones); Canada Census