Lumley Jones
Lumley Jones | |
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| Born | December 1, 1876 Llandyssil, Wales |
| Died | September 14, 1918 (aged 41) France |
| Buried | Bagneux British Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held | 13th Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Chevalier of the Legion of Honour |
Brigadier General Lumley Owen Williames Jones DSO (1 December 1876 – 14 September 1918)[1] was the last British General officer to die on the Somme.
Born in 1876 at Llandyssil in Wales, Jones was the son of Richard and Catherine Jones of Cefn Bryntalch. He attended Winchester College from 1890 to 1895.[2] He started the First World War as a captain in the 2nd Essex Regiment and took part in nearly every battle on the Western Front. By 1918 he reached the rank of brigadier general and was commander of the 13th Infantry Brigade. He was also made a DSO, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France) and Officer of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy).[3]
Jones died of pneumonia on 14 September 1918 aged 41 and was buried at the Bagneux British Cemetery at Gezaincourt. He was the last of 12 British General Officers to die on the Somme[4]
References
- ↑ "Jones, Brig.-Gen. Lumley Owen Williames, (1 Dec. 1876–14 Sept. 1918), 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u198618. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ↑ "Winchester College". www.winchestercollegeatwar.com. Retrieved 31 August 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Casualty Details | CWGC". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 31 August 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ http://www.ww1wargraves.co.uk/ww1_cemeteries/ww1_cemetery_b.asp
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- 1876 births
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- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army generals of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Essex Regiment officers
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- People from Montgomeryshire
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Recipients of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
