Groups and Single Decorations for Gallantry


Standing up to the chest in water and under heavy shell fire Major Jones assisted exhausted soldiers into the boats who in sodden clothing with equipment and arms might otherwise have drowned. It was impossible to embark all the unit that night but it was not until the last boat had left that this officer ceased his self-appointed task and although on the point of collapse he guided the remnants of the two companies remaining to a comparatively safe place, on the beach, where he ordered them to dig themselves in and rest. The following day the unit was shelled and bombed almost ceaselessly and despite his ordeal of the night before he assisted his Commanding Officer to reorganise the remains of the Battalion and make preparations for embarkation the following night. Under Major Jones the rear party of 6 Lincolns showed an exemplary bearing during the final withdrawal and evacuation.’


Gilbert Sidney Jones was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, in 1892 and was educated at the University of London. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery from the University’s O.T.C. on 6 July 1915, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 November 1915. Advanced acting Captain, he transferred to the Lincolnshire Regiment (Territorial Army) on 1 February 1919, was promoted Major on 1 June 1933, and was awarded his Efficiency Decoration in 1937 (London Gazette 19 November 1937).


Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, Jones commanded “D” (Stamford) Company, 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment (Territorial Army). Following the outbreak of War, he transferred as Second in Command to the newly raised 6th Battalion, and left for France in April 1940. The Battalion fought valiantly and to much purpose in the rearguard action, finally reaching the beaches of Dunkirk on 1 June, where, for his bravery in assisting the evacuation of troops, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He was presented with his D.S.O. by H.M. The King at Buckingham Palace on 6 August 1940.


A dentist in civilian life, Jones later became Chairman of the Stamford branch of the Lincolnshire Regiment Old Comrades Association. He died in Stamford on 3 February 1959.


Sold together with two books on Dunkirk, The Epic of Dunkirk, by E. Keble Chatterton, and Dunkirk and After, by G. Beckles; and a large quantity of copied research, including various group photographs and a photographic image of the recipient.


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