- ThomasHenry
- JONES
- 241659
Lance Corporal
- WW1
- Army
- Infantry
- Worcestershire Regiment
- 8th Battalion
- 1st/8th Battalion
- None
- 21st August 1917
- 24
- Unknown
- Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium, Grave IV. I. 17.
- Unknown
- Unknown
Son of Mr and Mrs Richard Jones, 32 Cherry St., Gig Mill, Stourbridge
JONES Thomas Henry Is Named On These Memorials
Further Information About JONES Thomas Henry
Thomas Jones attended Hill St. Council School and was employed at ‘Ballarat’, Stourbridge. He enlisted in the Worcester Territorials and joined the 1/8th Battalion in France in July 1916. The battalion was soon engaged on the Somme and in the Spring of 1917 followed the enemy as they retreated to the Hindenburg Line. Then came the Third Battle of Ypres and the August battle of Langemarck. This was another costly contest between German forces in strong-points backed by heavy firepower and machine guns against British troops attacking over virtually open country. The target for the 1st/8th on the 19th August was a farm turned into a fortress, the Maison du Hibou, just the other side of the Steenbeek, scarcely more than a stream. The 1st/7th had already attempted to reach this target but had failed. The 1st/8th were then asked to attack with the help of seven tanks. Higher Command still regarded tanks as unproven weapons, but this time success was achieved and the Maison du Hibou was taken in a rapid action starting at dawn. The cost was 2 officers and 19 men killed. Among the seriously wounded was Thomas Jones. He was sent back immediately to a Casualty Clearing Station at Dozinghem where he died the next day.