Steven Broomfield Posted 19 February , 2009 Share Posted 19 February , 2009 Just been for a trip to Ironbridge Gorge, and spent the night in Brosely (where the pipe museum is - it was shut ). As you do, I had a look at the war memorial, and spotted the name Samuel Jones, rank Privtae, in the W.S.T. Now, try as i might, I can't think what those initial signify, and as CWGC has 192 S Jones's, I thought I might ask if anyone can suggest anything. Incidentally, a bit of excitement: we walked past the chippy last night, more or less opposite the memorial. When we went back to take the picture, the chippy was the centre of attention. Well, the pile of rubble where the chippy was, was the centre of attention. It blew up during the night. Judging by the crowd watching, it must have been the biggest thing in Shropshire since the Industrial revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 19 February , 2009 Share Posted 19 February , 2009 You need Neil (ShropshireMad)... he's bound to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanCurragh Posted 19 February , 2009 Share Posted 19 February , 2009 You're not the first to wonder about this...see page 5 http://www.broseley.org.uk/Newsletters/Nov...0Newsletter.pdf Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 20 February , 2009 Share Posted 20 February , 2009 73 Samuel Jones's appear in SDGW - none with an obvious connection to the Broseley area. Might not be army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 20 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2009 Thanks so far, chaps. I agree he might not be Army, but his rank is given as Private, so he might be RFC but not a matelot. The war memorial where i live has a chap who was in the Reconnaisance Corps in WW2: he is listed as being in R.E.C.C.E. (!); I wonder if there's a bizarre possibility W.S.T. is a strange abbreviation for Worcester? SDGW has 4 Samuel Jones's in the Worcesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilEvans Posted 20 February , 2009 Share Posted 20 February , 2009 It's fair to say i've no idea who he is, or what the initials stand for. There are only 3 men i can't trace off this memorial. As for William Wilde well he's very easy to trace. I will say there are 2 Jones brothers from a little village outside Broseley, only one appears on the memorial. Neil As for the explosion, it was Brisley on midlands today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slap42 Posted 19 March , 2009 Share Posted 19 March , 2009 Waggon Supply Train? There is a book in the local libraries by Lt Col Terry Boxall and Roy Millward who searched out the Wrekin District war dead at the behest of the local authority and British Legion. I'm not sure Broseley was researched as I could only find a Samuel Jones from Hadley, who died "as a result of his wounds" in 1932, but he was an RFA driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 19 March , 2009 Author Share Posted 19 March , 2009 Could be, Martin. Thanks Anyone else have any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilEvans Posted 22 November , 2010 Share Posted 22 November , 2010 ]Pleased to say that i've now Identified Samuel Jones. CWGC Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 22 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 22 November , 2010 So "WST" is a mis-type of "WSR"? Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilEvans Posted 22 November , 2010 Share Posted 22 November , 2010 That's probably it Steven. Didn't help that there's no SDGW entry or CWGC NoK info Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 22 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 22 November , 2010 Well done for tracking it down, then. Next time I visit Ironbridge Gorge I'll take a marker pen ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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