3rd Brother Pte Peter MacKensie Jones 122194 35Bn Machine Gun Corps

[Clarrie]

This brother dies on 16 Oct 1918, bruised at Lijssenhoek Mil Cem.. Visited this grave recently, cemetery linked to major hospital of Ypres Salient - again suggests died of Wounds, Any info on him, his regiment or where to look would be grateful.

[GraemeClarke]

Hi

yes DoW. Here is the SDGW entry showing previous service

Regards,

Graeme

[Clarrie]

Thanks Graeme

[corisande]

Same War Memorial reference

Peter McKenzie Jones, Private, 122194, Machine Gun Corps. Peter was the son of George and Mary Jones. He was a native of Haverfordwest, but the family had moved to London prior to the war, living at Paddington. Peter enlisted at Woolwich into the Army Ordnance Corps, with the Regimental Number 029162, but was later transferred into the 35th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, which was attached to the 35th Division. The Division had moved to France in late January and early February 1916. It saw it's first major action during the Battle of the Somme, at the Battle of Albert. After a spell out of the line, rebuilding, the Division followed the German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917. Later in the year they moved north to Ypres, and fought at the Second Battle of Passchendaele. By Spring of 1918 they were back on the Somme, and fought at the First Battle of Bapaume, during the German Offensive. They were then moved back north, and fought later in the year at the Battle of Ypres, and then the Battle of Courtrai, and the subsequent Action of Tieghem. Peter was wounded during Fourth Ypres, and sadly died of his wounds at the Casualty Clearing Station west of Ypres, known as Remy Sidings, on 16 October 1918. He was 30 years old, and is buried there, at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Peter is shown as Welsh Regiment on the Memorial. His brothers John Daniel Jones and Clement Daniel Jones also fell.

[Clarrie]

This War memoraial data on the brothers is very good and has given us a great start - now looking for War Diaries

Clarrie