Acting Corporal David Jones

17 Sep 1998

  • Africa Star medal
  • Italy Star medal

Corporal David Jones enlisted into The Wiltshire Regiment and volunteered for airborne forces at the formation of 1st Parachute Brigade in late 1941.

He was posted to the 1st Parachute Battalion and completed a basic parachute course at RAF Ringway in November 1941.  Cpl Jones also attended the first advanced parachute course run by the Parachute Training School for 1st Para Brigade in January 1942.

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Service History

  • Date not known
    The 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment (1 PARA) (Acting Corporal)
  • 1934
    Jersey Zone = Scholar (Boy Soldier)
  • 1937
    Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion (Private)
  • 1939
    Wilstshire Regiment 2nd Battalion, appointed Dmr (Private)
  • 1941
    Army Air Copr - Para. Regiment (Corporal)
  • 1943
    Army Air Corp - Para. Regiment (Private)
  • 1945
    RAMC (Private)
  • 1947
    Section B - Army Reserve - Class A Release (Private)
  • 1949
    Transferred 'Z' Reserve from SOS 'B' RAR (Private)

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