Willie’s family home ‘Summerfield’ besides the garage that his father Aaron ran in Northop Hall. The house and the garage have since been demolished.

Willie first joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and here he is (honestly!). He is on the third row from the front, the fourth soldier from the left

Willie Jones and friends. Willie is first on the left

In Dover, the Methodist Church issued Willie with this small brown wallet which contained the two booklets above. We have scanned the cover and front page of each.

After the war, Willie’s mother sent for his medals. This is the lid of the small cardboard box in which they arrived. The date written on the side of the box was 24/5/53

This letter was folded in the box with the medals

On the reverse of the letter was this guide for identification of medals.

Willie’s medals

Northop Hall’s Welcome Home Victory Fund issued certficates to returning servicemen and all bereaved families. Poignantly these were signed by the committee’s secretary, Bruce Acton who lost his own son, Stanley in the war.

Willie is also remembered on a family gravestone in Northop Churchyard. What beautiful yellow roses!

Willie’s sister and niece visited Bayeux Cemetery a number of years ago when Northop and District British Legion organised a trip to France. Here are two of their photographs of Willie’s final resting place

After his death, Willie’s mother chose her favourite snapshot of him and took it to ‘Burrell and Hardman’ photographers in Chester where it was enlarged and tinted. He was clearly a snappy dresser.