JONES, George Edward

Rank: 
Lance Bombardier
Unit / Base: 
3 Commando
Prior Police Service: 
Hull City Police Force
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Artillery
Service: 
Army
Service Number: 
14241633
Born: 
Tuesday, April 16, 1918
Birthplace: 
Hull, Yorkshire
Died : 
Monday, October 27, 1986
Place died or last resided: 
Eastbourne, Sussex
Age: 
68
LBdr George Edward Jones No.3 Commando
George Edward Jones No.3 Commando
Gunner Jones, No.3 Commando, was wounded in action 14 July 1943 at Agnone, Sicily, and the bridge at Malati (3 Commando Bridge). Also served in No.10 Inter Allied Commando.
George Edward Jones was a Police Cadet before becoming a Kingston upon Hull Constable in 1938. He volunteered for the Commandos and on 23 July 1942 was posted to the 2nd Police Intake at the Commando Depot (Commando Basic Training Centre), Achnacarry. He served in the Commandos until 18 October 1945, final commando rank Lance Bombardier. In 1948 he moved to Eastbourne and joined the Eastbourne Constabulary where he remained for 20 years retiring as a Sergeant in 1968. Married to Winifred. Member of the Commando Association.

His daughter Sue adds "My father, who was born in Hull, was billeted down in Eastbourne with my grandmother - where he met my mother! Also billeted there were two Belgian commandos, Fred Laurent, an artist, and Paul Dufrane. They remained close friends for the rest of their lives"

 
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/65.
Obituaries in Commando Association newsletter 84 (1987).
The 1939 Register covering Kingston Upon Hull.
Registers of Deaths Brighton District 1986, registration month October.
Obituary in the Eastbourne Gazette 5 November 1986, p1 (attached).
[Images] His daughter Sue Storey.
 

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