John Edward Thomas Jones

Richard Jones
Alternate name(s): 
Norman; Richard
Date of birth: 
Friday, 22 May 1896
Ethnicity/Nationality: 
Canadian
Profession: 
telephone operator; mechanic
Hometown(s): 
Montreal, Quebec; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Calgary, Alberta
Political affiliation: 
No party; Listed as "anti-party"
Prior military experience: 
WWI, Served in 199th Battalion, Duchess of Connaught’s Own Irish Rangers; 24th Battalion, Victoria Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, two years; Sailed for Europe on the SS Olympic on 13 December 1916; Wounded August 1917 in back; Wounded left elbow on 11 August 1918 at the Battle of Amiens; POW
Approximate date arrived in Spain: 
1937-06-21
Unit: 
Trained with the Battalion of Instruction at Tarazona;15 Brigade, Transmissions
Final status: 

POW from 17 March 1938 at Caspe/Belchite during the Retreats; Held at San Pedro de Cardenas Prison Camp; Exchanged 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford

Disciplinary record in Spain: 
Labeled undisciplined; Arrested 29 July 1937 for insulting an officer
Other: 

He wrote a testimony about his experience as a prisoner of war at San Pedro de Cardeña.

Sources: 
Figueres List (under JET); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 554, ll. 47 (under Jones); Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
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