204661 L/Cpl William Jones British Army 2nd Btn. London Regiment from:Rogerstone, Newport. I found an honourable discharge certificate for my Grandfather, William Jones, from WW1 and wanted then to trace his war record. I discovered he was gassed on the Somme. He had enlisted 12th Jan 1915 and was discharged 12 Dec 1916. He was always in the Territorials and after the war he remained very active in the Territorials in his home village and always led the march proudly each year on 11/11 with his baton. I visited the Somme in June and it appears his regiment fought in the battle for High Wood in 1916 but I would like to know if this was where he would have been gassed. He never talked about his experiences so his family of 5 children know nothing about what happened to him during the war before he was gassed.
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