8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Died:
30/04/1916 (Died of Wounds)
Age:
23
Summary
Francis Jones was the son of Edward and Elizabeth Jones. Francis was born in 1893. From an early age it seems he was raised by his uncle and aunt in Minterburn. He worked a farm servant. Francis Jones was living in the Dungannon area when he enlisted in September 1915. Private Frank Jones was serving with the 8th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he died of wounds in France on 30th April 1916.
Chocques is 4 kilometres north-west of Bethune on the road to Lillers. When you reach the traffic lights on this road at Chocques, follow the signs for the centre of town and go through the main street, then turn left towards Gonnheim. Take the next turning on the right and the cemetery lies approximately 400 metres down the road on the left.
