Thomas John Jones – Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Victory
Trimmer Thomas John Jones – Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Victory Thomas John Jones was born in 1879 in Swansea , the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Jones , and later the husband of Margaret Ann Williams . His early life is not well documented in surviving civilian records, but his family roots lay firmly within the Morriston and wider Swansea community. Military Service Thomas served as a Trimmer with the Royal Naval Reserve , attached to H.M.S. Victory , the long‑established shore establishment at Portsmouth which acted as a central administrative base for thousands of naval personnel during the First World War. Trimmers were responsible for managing coal in the bunkers of naval vessels—hard, physically demanding work essential to keeping ships operational. Death and Burial British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records According to the British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records , Thomas died on 3 November 1918 from influenza and pneumonia at the Royal Navy Sick Q...
