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263558 Fus. William Herbert Jones British Army 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers from:Welshpool Bill Jones enlisted on 18th February 1943, aged 19, and embarked for India on 24th/25th October 1943. Upon disembarkation in Bombay on 14th December 1943, he was Taken On Strength of 2 Wing, GHQ Base Reinforcement Camp in Deolali, India. On 10th February 1944, he entered the theatre of operations in Burma. On 6th February 1946, he embarked in India for Japan where he disembarked on 2nd March 1946 and became part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) until PYTHON leave on 20th October 1946. Service records show 6 instances of being admitted to various medical units, one being the 15 MFTU with malaria. These records also show 2 temporary promotions to Lance Corporal and subsequently to Corporal. On 6th November 1946, he embarked the Empress of Australia troopship at Kure in Japan and disembarked in the UK on 15th December 1946. On 19th March 1947, he was Struck Off Strength (SOS) and posted to No 11 CMD Aldershot. A short time later, on 27th March 1947, he was posted to Wrexham and then 6 months later transferred to Territorial Army Reserves. Lynn Graham Add to this record.  Related Content: 2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers Burma & India Campaign Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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