| Alt Ref No | MR4/17/276 |
| Acc No | 3222/3 |
| Title | Private Albert Stretton Jones 3520200 The Manchester Regiment and Private Ernest Jones The Manchester Regiment. |
| Description | Personal papers including: Certificate of Service; Third and Second Class Army Certificate of Education; postcard photograph believed to be of Albert Stretton Jones; National Registration Identity Card and British Passport for Albert Stretton Jones;card sent from Tanglin Barracks Singapore from Ernest Jones to Elsie and Eric sister and brother of Ernest Jones; and Memorial Obituary Card for Ernest Jones who died January 14 1976. Albert Stretton Jones served from 1925 to 1937 with the Manchester Regiment. Ernest Jones was taken PoW by Japanese forces following the fall of Singapore and lost a leg. Cap badge of Albert Stretton Jones and Bamboo crutch used by Ernest Jones during his time as a PoW are held by the Manchester Regiment Museum. |
| Date | c1920s-1975 |
| Extent | 8 Items |
| CustodialHistory | Transferred from the Manchester Regiment Museum 20 July 2006. Deposited with Museum 19 July 2006 |
| Format | Printed document |
| Type | Archive |
| Ref No | GB131.MR/17/277 |
