Private Evan Jones: A Swansea Soldier Remembered
Private Evan Jones: A Swansea Soldier Remembered Evan Jones Some of the men buried at St. Peter’s Church, Cockett are remembered only in fragments, their lives surviving in scattered records and fading newspaper clippings. Among them is Private Evan Jones , a young soldier of the 6th Battalion, Welsh Regiment , whose story—though incomplete—still resonates through the quiet rows of headstones. A Life Known Only in Traces Very little is known of Evan’s early years. His census entries remain elusive, and the details of his family background have slipped beyond the reach of surviving documentation. What remains is his military service: a single thread connecting him to the wider tapestry of the Great War. Evan served with the 6th (Service) Battalion, Welsh Regiment , raised in August 2014 as part of Kitchener’s New Army . After months of training in Britain, the battalion joined the 25th Division and crossed to France in September 1915. There, the 6th Welsh entered the brutal rhythm of ...
