Thomas Henry Herbert Jones – Army Ordnance Corps, 110th Company
Private Thomas Henry Herbert Jones – Army Ordnance Corps, 110th Company
Family Background
Thomas Henry Herbert Jones was born in 1879 in Swansea,
the son of Thomas Jones and Rachel Jones, who were married in
December 1865 at St. Peter’s Chapel of Ease.Thomas Jones and Rachel Jones
marriage certificate
St. Peter’s Chapel of Ease, Swansea
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| 1881 Census |
In the 1881 Census, the Jones family were residing at 33 Dyvatty Street, Swansea.
Thomas (34) was employed as a Malster and Brewer, originally from Westdown, Devon. His wife Rachel (35) managed the household. Their children present were Margaret (15), Mary (10), Thomas H. H. (2), Rachel E. (1), and Anne J., aged just one month.
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| 1891 Census |
By the time of 1891 Census, the family had moved to 1 Trinity Place, Swansea.
Thomas (45) was working as a Brewer, and Rachel (45) remained at home. Their children present were Mary (20), Thomas H. H. (12), Edith (10), and Ann Jane (9), all attending school. Two servants, Sarah Manwarran (51) and Margaret Williams (27), also lived with the family.
Marriage
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| Thomas Henry Herbert Jones and Edith Thomas marriage certificate All Saints' Church, Oystermouth |
In September 1899, Thomas Henry Herbert Jones married Edith Thomas at All Saints Church, Oystermouth.
Although Thomas does not appear with his family in the 1911
Census, his wife and relatives were residing at 3 Victoria Avenue, Mumbles.
His absence suggests he may have been away for employment or involved in early
military-related work prior to the First World War.
Military Service and Death
Thomas served with the Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), 110th
Company, a specialist logistical and technical unit responsible for the supply,
repair, storage, and maintenance of military equipment, munitions, and
engineering stores. Units such as the 110th Company operated
in Lines of Communication areas or major bases and ports, providing
essential support to front-line forces. The work was physically demanding and
often stressful, with long hours and continual pressure to keep essential
equipment flowing to the fighting troops.
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| Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects |
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| Cambrian Daily Leader |
The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, recorded, that Thomas died on 23rd January 1917 at the 5th
State Hospital, Dieppe, a French civilian hospital requisitioned during the
war to treat British soldiers suffering from long-term illness, exhaustion,
cardiac conditions, or “nervous strain.” The hospital was part of Dieppe’s
important medical and logistical network, and handled many cases that required continued
observation rather than urgent surgery. A report in the Cambrian Daily
Leader (29th January 1917) stated that Thomas had suffered from
a nervous breakdown, and that he had enlisted only in November 1916.
His death appears to have resulted from heart disease, a condition
consistent with the types of medical cases treated at the 5th State Hospital.
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| Thomas Henry Herbert Jones Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, France credit - findagrave |
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