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5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Canadian Army) |
| Date Of Birth: |
05/02/1896
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| Died: |
16/08/1917 (Killed in Action) |
| Age: |
21 |
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James Robert Jones was the son of William and Annie Maria Jones of the Square, Moy, Co. Tyrone. James was born on 5th February 1896 in County Tyrone. The 1901 census shows James as 5 years old. His father William was a carpenter. The family lived in the Square in Moy, Tyrone. James Jones served for one year with the Ulster Volunteers before emigrating to Canada. He worked as a clerk in Vibank, Saskatchewan, Canada. James enlisted on 13th May 1916 at Regina, Saskatchewan.He gave is next of kin as his mother who was still living in Moy, Tyrone. He was not married.Private James Robert Jones was serving with the 5th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment), formerly of 152nd Battalion, when he was killed in action near Vimy on 16th August 1917, aged 21.
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The Vimy Memorial overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about eight kilometres northeast of Arras on the N17 towards Lens. The memorial is signposted from this road to the left, just before you enter the village of Vimy from the south. The memorial itself is someway inside the memorial park, but again it is well signposted.
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