Jones Iorwerth Glyndwr Private 6208585

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Name Jones Iorwerth Glyndwr
Army number 6208585.
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 28/7/1919.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment 17/10/1940. Underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment. Served in Iceland 19/101941 to 9/9/1942 and 15/10/1942 to 17/6/1943. Served Normandy and North West Europe 8/6/1944 (disembarked 12/6/1944) to 24/9/1946. Posted to 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment 6/2/1946 and struck off the strength of the 2nd Kensingtons. Posted to Y List 24/6/1946 Class A Release. Relegated to Class Z(T) Reserve 25/9/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery B Company. Posted E Company 11/11/1942.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not yet ascertained but probably Gunner.
Joined Brigade Date not yet confirmed.
Promotions Acting Unpaid Lance Corporal 6/10/1943. Paid Lance Corporal 6/10/1943. Appointment relinquished on becoming surplus to War Establishment 28/2/1944.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet known.
Home address Generally known as Glyn. Married in Plumstead 7/10/1941. No other family details as yet.
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We are grateful to Glyn's grandson - Nicholas Evans - for supplying the information about him.