SINNETT-JONES James Victor

His elder brother who was in the same regiment was killed in action on 9th April 1916.

2nd Lieut., Welsh Regt.
Born May 15, 1897. Fell in France, August, 1916.
Victor Sinnett Jones was the second and surviving son of the Reverend J. Sinnett Jones, formally Vicar of Mountain Ash and now of Caerwys, N. Wales.  He entered the School House in September, 1912, with a King’s Scholarship from Llandaff Cathedral School.  He took a high place and left in July, 1915, in the Upper Sixth to take a temporary commission, hoping later on to enter at S. John’s College, Oxford, and to take Holy Orders.  He was a most public spirited and helpful School Monitor, a member of the School Cricket XI., Secretary of Cricket, 1915, and in the 2nd Football team; also School Librarian.  But he will be remembered most as a singularly loveable and attractive character, maintaining a very high standard of unassuming attention to religious duty.  He was much appreciated by his fellows during his training with his regiment at Liverpool, and to the great grief of all who knew him fell a few weeks after he had crossed to France in the fighting on the Somme at the early age of 19.
W. H. C.

Source for additional information: The Vigornian, November 1916, No.87, Vol.VIII

A Memorial Service for The Men of Worcester and the Neighbourhood who have laid down their lives in the war was held in Worcester Cathedral on All Saints Day, 1916 at 7.30pm. 2nd Lieut. V. Sinnett Jones, Royal Welsh Fusiliers is listed on the Roll of Honour in the service booklet under Old Vigornians.

Victor Sinnett Jones has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.