Accrington Pals WW1

[AlexanderFields]

Just back from a visit to the Somme battlefields. The picture shows the inscription on a memorial to the Accrington Pals near Serre and what remains of a front line trench nearby. About 700 men of the Pals battalion went into action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, June 1st, 1916,  to attack the village of Serre. Two hundred and thirty-five were killed and 350 wounded in half an hour, effectively wiping out the battalion (source Wikipedia). AF

[holmsie]

Hello AlexanderFields

Thank you so much for the photograph

Regards Freda

[holmsie]

Hello Phil
Arthur Harold Jones died on the 3rd March1923 aged 26

Regards Freda

[forester]

Thanks Freda,

It definitely looks like the records I found are for your uncle.

I didn't spot any marriage details when I was going through them, but some of the pages are badly damaged.

He died 18 months too late to be included on the CWGC Debt of Honour.

Phil

[holmsie]

Hello Phil

The papers you have, are they just the Army records? and what sort of details do they give.

Freda

[forester]

Freda,

All the information has come from the 20 or so pages of his Army service record and his medal index card. It includes when he enlisted and was demobbed and his postings in between, including periods of sickness, leave and promotions.

The records are on Ancestry.

Phil

[holmsie]

Thanks Phil