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Jones, Leonard Arthur - MM
Rank : Private
Army Number : 4862721
Unit : 2/5th Bn
Biography :
Leonard Jones enlisted into The Leicestershire Regiment on 8.6.1940. Awarded the Military Medal for his actions as a Rifleman in 2/5th Leicesters at Sedjenane, Tunisia, on 10.2.1943 when he was badly wounded in the leg (L.G. 8.3.1943). This was the first M.M. won by 2/5th Bn in the North African campaign. Discharged under Paragraph 390 (xvi) King's Regulations (No longer physically fit for war service) on 15.8.1943.
He died in 2009, aged 77 years.
His medals were sold by Dix Noonan Webb in September 2020 and they added: Footnote
M.M. London Gazette 8 April 1943, the original recommendation states:
‘At Oued Sedjenane on Feb. 10th 1943 Pte Jones was badly wounded in the leg while accompanying his platoon commander Lieut. Dumenil in an attack on a strongly held enemy position. Although the remainder of the platoon was pinned down by fire, he crawled forward to his platoon commander who had advanced to the objective. Pte Jones, although injured and in great pain, crawled for a distance of over 200 yards carrying a wireless set in an attempt to re-establish communication. On reaching Lieut. Dumenil he collapsed.
There can be no question that his devotion to duty was of an exceptionally high order.’
Leonard Arthur Jones was born in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire in 1932, and enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment in June 1940. He served with the 2/5th Battalion in North Africa as part of 46th Infantry Division, and distinguished himself at Sedjenane, Tunisia, 10 February 1943 - his M.M. being the first won by the Battalion during the North African campaign. Jones was severely wounded during the action, and was discharged as no longer physically fit for war service, 15 August 1943. He died in Rochester, Kent in 2009.
This page was last edited on 28.7.2019.
Date of Birth : 1932
Place of Birth : Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire
Date of Death : 2009
Place of Death : Rochester, Kent
Period of Service : 1940-43
Conflicts : WW2
Places Served : England, Algeria, Tunisia
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