Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The British War Medal awarded to Captain G. A. P. Jones, Royal Flying Corps and East Kent Regiment, who was killed in a flying accident on 28 May 1916

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. G. A. P. Jones) good very fine £60-£80

George Alfred Prime Jones was born in Bolotwa, South Africa, and was educated at Skinners’ School, where he was a keen cricketer and footballer - his prowess as a goalkeeper was ‘envied by every custodian in the district. Standing 6 ft 4 ins, his reach is a great asset, and he knows how to make the best use of it.’ Indeed, he was asked to play for Tottenham Hotspur, and soon after joining the Army turned out for Brighton and Hove Albion. He served with The Buffs from August 1915 and was wounded on 26 September in the Battle of the Loos, of which a local newspaper reported:
‘He had an extremely narrow escape, a bullet striking his belt and glancing off, inflicting a flesh wound. A few minutes after - before he had recovered from the shock - a shell burst just behind him and rendered him unconscious for half an hour from concussion.’

He was attached to the Royal Flying Corps in Spring 1916 and was killed in a flying accident over Kent on 28 May 1916. He is buried at Southborough Cemetery, Kent.

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