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Soldiers in the Army Services Corps. |
Charles Henry Jones
Service Number:
T4/040361
Regiment & Unit/Battalion
Royal Service Corps
Army Services Corps, Horse transport.
[
Worcester Recruiting]
Date of Death
Buried or commemorated at
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Additional Info
Son of Mrs. Prudence Jones
Family history
In 1911 Prudence Jones was 40 years old and a widow, she had two children Prudence Jones aged 17, and
Charles Henry Jones, aged 15 and they lived at Broadwas.
Prudence was born in Kingswinford, but difficult to say who her husband may have been, her childeren, Prudence,
and Charles were probably born in Broadwas, [it gives Martley as their place of birth]
Charles Henry Jones Joined the Royal Service Corps, in Aldershot, 6th January 1915; height given as 5ft 9 in,
Occupation Labourer.
Serial No. 040361.
Next of Kin, Prudence Jones, mother, Munn's Green, Doddenham, Worcestershire.
HISTORY INFORMATION
Royal Army Service Corps
The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was the unit responsible for keeping the British Army supplied with provisions.
The exceptions were weaponry and ammunition, which were supplied by the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
The role of the Royal Army Service Corps in the field falls into two main parts, supply and transport.
Supply.
Supply embraces the provision of food, petrol and lubricants, fuel and light, hospital supplies and disinfectants.
Transport.
Transport is concerned with the conveyance of the above supplies, together with ammunition, engineer stores,
ordnance stores and post, from railhead, or from base if no railhead exists, to all units of a field force.
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