206050 Pte. Joseph Jones British Army 4th Btn. Welsh Regiment My father, Joseph Jones served in the 4th Battalion, the Welsh Regiment during the Second World war and served from 1939 to 1946 when he was demobbed. He was a bren gun carrier driver and saw active service in North West Europe. After training in Brecon he went to Northern Ireland and then in 1944 was based at Herne Bay, Kent. In late June, 1944 the Battalion landed at Normandy and in July 1944 was involved in battles with the Germans, south west of Caen. The casulalty rate was high and was something like 25% of the battalion were wounded or killed.
I am currently researching the battalion's war diary.
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