Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Emma Jakins (nee Jones, married on the 25th December 1888 in St. Mark’s Church, Leicester) born 29th March 1864 in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Frederick Smith Jones was born in the 1st quarter of 1887 in Ashby de la Zouch and was baptised on the 3rd April 1887 in Holy Trinity Church, Ashby de la Zouch. In April 1891 Frederick was a schoolboy and was residing at The Callis, Ashby de la Zouch, this being the family home of his maternal Grandfather, George Jones, a bill poster, born 1839 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and his wife Ann Jones (nee Miller, married in the 1st quarter of 1859 in the Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire district), born 1841 in Ashby de la Zouch, and their children, William, a plate carter, born 1871, Louisa, a domestic servant, born 1872, Walter, a general labourer, born 1874, Wilfred Lawson, a baker, born 1876 and Gertrude Lilly, a nurse girl, born 1878, the latter five children were all born in Ashby de la Zouch, also residing in the family home was a Grandson, Alick Jones, a schoolboy, born 1886 in Ashby de la Zouch. In March 1901 Frederick was employed as an errand boy and was residing at 17, The Callis, Ashby de la Zouch, this being the family home of his widowed maternal Grandmother, Ann Jones. In April 1911 Frederick was employed as a coal porter and was residing at The Lodge, Rotherwood, Tamworth Road, Ashby de la Zouch, this being the home of his Cousin, Alick Jones, a domestic coachman, also residing at this address was his widowed maternal Grandmother Ann Jones and a stepbrother, Wilmot Hoult, a warehouse man, born 1893 in Ashby de la Zouch.
Frederick’s Army enlistment documents do not survive, all that is known of his military service is that he enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery, being allotted the service number 70200 and the rank of Gunner. He had served in India prior to the outbreak of war and he first entered the theatre of war in France joining the 31st Brigade on the 16th January 1915. He was killed in action near Bellewarde Farm, Belgium, unfortunately the circumstances are not clear from the War Diary entry. He was awarded the 1915 STAR, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
The War Diary records: 27 May-15 – Relief of 31st Brigade ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY by 2nd Brigade ROYAL FIEL ARTILLERY, 6th Division arranged. Battery Commanders of new Brigade arrived at 2.00pm to make arrangements for taking over.
10.00pm 1st Sections of the Brigade relieved by first sections on 2nd Brigade ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY and withdrew to wagon lines. 2nd Lieutenant C. BROWN joined 100th Battery on posting to Brigade, and temporary Lieutenant J. R. FIFE-SMITH joined 118th Battery on posting to Brigade.
On Tuesday June 29th 1915 The Leicester Daily Post published the following article under the heading. “LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE WAR.” – LOCAL CASUALTIES. – Mrs. Emma Jones, of 30, Erskine-street, Leicester, has just received a notification from the War Office, that her son, Gunner FREDERICK JONES, 103rd Battery, R.F.A., was killed in action at place unknown on the 27th May. Jones who was about 28 years of age, was a native of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. He joined the Royal Field Artillery about three years ago, and had served in India for twelve months before the war.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday 2nd July 1915

Ashby Man Killed

News has been received from the War Office that Gunner F. Jones, R.F.A., was killed in action on May 27th. When the war broke out Jones was in India. He was a native of Ashby and was 28 years of age.

Submitted by Mr. A. Murby 5/9/2017