William Thomas Jones, Age 28

Private, 35609, 8th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry.

K.S.L.I Regiment Cap Badge.

William was the son of Mrs A Jones of Bath Cottage, Dawley.

He had previously served with the Army Service Corp (T/485896) before transferring to his home county regiment the KSLI. It was while serving with the KSLI that he met his death in Salonika being killed in action on the 18th September 1918 during the battle of Doiran.

The plan of attack was to take ‘Pip Ridge’ with the 12th Cheshire's leading followed by the 9th South Lane's and then the 8th KSLI. Just before dawn the attack went in and as the leading troops reached the enemies advance trenches an explosion blew them apart causing heavy casualties, simultaneously a counter barrage came down onto the attacking troops.

Lt Col Erskine gathered what was left of the three battalions and sought refuge in the shelter of Jackson's ravine. Later the same morning a second attempt was tried to take the ridge but met with the same results the enemy still holding their positions. The three battalions had between them lost 65% of their effective strength during these assaults on ‘Pip Ridge’.

William's body is buried at the Doiran Military Cemetery in Grave VI.E.31.

Extra info
William Thomas was baptised on the 4th April 1890 at Dawley-Parva (most probably St Lukes Doseley), he lived all his life in the Doseley Bath/ Woodlands area of Horsehay, with his father who was also named William his mother Ann or Annie and his younger broth and sister, William worked at the pipe works with his father before he enlisted at Shrewsbury.

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Commonwealth War Graves
Buried Doiran Military Cemetery

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