Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Ordinary Seaman G. F. A. Jones, Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary, who was accidentally drowned on 7 March 1918 whilst serving aboard H.M. Tug Flying Foam

British War and Victory Medals (G. F. A. Jones. Ord. M.F.A.) extremely fine (2) £60-£80

George Frederick Astbury Jones was born in Smethwick, Stafford, in 1899, the son of Samuel Edward Jones of 31, Potter Street, Everton, Liverpool. He joined the Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary at Devonport and was posted to the rescue Tug Flying Foam at Queenstown Harbour, County Cork, Ireland. Serving as a vital strategic base for the Royal Navy to combat U-Boat threats in the North Atlantic and the primary station for “Q-ships”, Queenstown Harbour teemed with warships and merchant vessels at this time.

Drowned in the spring of 1918, his body was not recovered for burial. Aged 19 years, Jones is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.

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