THE TERRITORIAL FORCE EFFICIENCY MEDAL TO TRUMPETER C.H. JONES, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY, WHO SAW SERVICE DURING WW1 WITH THE 1ST WELSH HOWITZER BRIGADE, 53RD WELSH DIVISION, AND WAS DESCRIBED IN IN A DECEMBER 1914 NEWSPAPER REPORT AS BEING "THE YOUNGEST MAN IN THE WELSH DIVISION"
Territorial Efficiency Medal George V (officially named, impressed in plain capital letters and numbers: 728561 TPTR. C.H. JONES. R.F.A.). Attractively toned, Almost Extremely Fine to Extremely Fine.
Medal accompanied by copied biographical and service details, extract 1911 and 1921 census returns, copy medal index card and copy Silver War Badge roll.
Charles Henry Jones was born in Swansea on 26/4/1898. He is recorded in the 1911 census as a 14 year old labourer resident in Swansea with his widowed 48 year old father, 4 brothers, his sister, her husband and their son. He enlisted into the Welsh Howitzer Brigade as a 15 year old Boy Soldier on 13/6/1913 and saw service during the First World War (also entitled British War and Victory Medals). Jones was demobilsed on 1/9/1919 as a result of "sickness" (awarded Silver War Badge).
Trumpeter Jones is recorded in the 1921 Census as a 23 year old unmarried labourer living in Swansea with his father, stepmother and two brothers.
In the post-war years Jones rejoined the Territorial Army on 30/6/1920 as a Trumpeter and saw a further 10 years service with the Territorial Army.
A newspaper article published in August 1914 described Jones as one of the smallest men in the Welsh Division and a subsequent newspaper article, published in December 1914, described Bugler Jones as the "youngest man in the Welsh Division".
Biographical details include a printed photograph of Trumpeter Jones in uniform.
