Award George Medal Cpl. W. Jones, Royal Engineers

brithm · Mar 17, 2022

Award George Medal Cpl. William Jones, Royal Engineers (2128323)

The Platoon in which Corporal Jones was serving was engaged during the month of September, 1944, in the clearance of mines and booby traps from the village and neighbourhood of Orbois. Corporal Jones was responsible for clearing 11 armed traps, personally rendering safe 7 of them, 2 of which were in an extremely sensitive condition.
Although an accident occurred in a field of ‘Schu’ mines in which an officer was severely wounded, Corporal Jones continued the work in the same field, although the officer concerned had expressed a doubt as to the efficiency of the apparatus being used.
When a Lance-Corporal was killed and a Sapper injured by the explosion of an ‘S’ mine whilst it was being rendered safe, Corporal Jones immediately took charge of the situation and continued work in the same place in spite of the considerable danger occasioned by fallen branches and various pieces of equipment with which the area was littered.
Corporal Jones maintained a very high standard of devotion to duty and appeared completely unaffected by the risks to which he exposed himself. His leadership and initiative was a most important factor in maintained a very high standard of morale amongst this men over a very trying time and was a source of inspiration to other sub-units of the Company who heard of his conduct
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WO 373/69/160

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