Christopher Stanley Jones – Welsh Guards

Guardsman Christopher Stanley Jones – Welsh Guards

Early Life

Christopher Stanley Jones was born in 1915 at Swansea, the son of Christopher Jones and Mabel Essenhigh, who had married in 1910 at Swansea. His childhood unfolded within a working‑class household rooted in the industrial districts of the town.

1921 Census

1921 Census

At the time of the 1921 Census, the Jones family were living at 21 Matthew Street, Swansea. Christopher Jones, aged 29, was employed as a Checkweighman by Polwesland & Mason, Contractors, while his wife Mabel, aged 30, undertook the household duties. Their children present were William S. (7) and (Christopher) Stanley (6), both attending school, along with Lily May (1). Also residing in the household were Mabel’s widowed father, William Edward Essenhigh, aged 65, a Labourer employed at the Prince of Wales Dry Dock, and her brother Richard Henry Essenhigh, aged 22.

Military Service

Christopher Stanley Jones served as a Guardsman with the Welsh Guards, one of the most distinguished regiments of the British Army, known for its service in both ceremonial duties and front‑line operations during the Second World War.

Christopher Stanley Jones
Morriston Cemetery
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Death and Burial

Christopher died on 14 March 1945, during the final months of the war. He was laid to rest at Morriston Cemetery, where his grave forms part of the wartime burials recorded for that year.