Sergeant 25B/472 James Jones 1/24th Regiment

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"There are 8 more J Jones in the 1/24th, confusing isn't it Dutchy"

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Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 29 April 1938

1877-78-79 clasp

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Could this be the same Sergeant James Jones:

Death Of Colonel Vaughan Hughes Chepstow

Colonel Ernest Vaughan hughes R.A. of Wyelands , Chepstow, whose death took place on Wednesday after a brief illness, was a brilliant officer of the Royal Artillery, and served with distinction in the Zulu and first Soudan wars. During the former campaign he performed a conspicuous act of bravery, when hard pressed by the Zulu in rescuing Sergeant James Jones, late Chepstow, from a perilous position. Jones's horse had stuck fast in a brook, and Colonel Vaughan-Hughes, noticing the man's difficulty caught the Sergeant under the arm, and rode off to a place of safety.

The Western Mail 1 sept 1899.

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James Jones Attested 15 Nov 1874 age 19 born 1855 Blakemore Hereford, to 25th Brig No.472, 1/24 to SWB 2041, Sgt 1/24 1879 Zulu War. To S/A 14 May 1876 to 2 Oct 1879, to Gosport, 77/78/79 medal, Colchester 26 Nov 1880, 1881 census Colchester Barracks, St Botolph, Married Henrietta Appleby at St Pauls Stratford Essex, 30 Dec 1884, three children. Discharged at Devonport Col Sgt 16 May 1896, LSGC Medal, Inten Resi St Paul's School West Kensington London. 1901, 1911, 1921 census 103 Firthville Gdns, Hammersmith, he Drill and Fencing Instuctor then Gym Instructor, fourth child born 1903. Died 22 April 1938 at 23 Clydesdale Road Hornchurch, and buried at Hornchurch Churchyard aged 82.
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Eddie
To answer your question: there was no Sergt James Jones in the IMI, which is the only reason he'd be riding a horse. Also the Sergt Jones 1/24th was not 'late' in 1899.
Perhaps the quotation is referring to another Jones of a different unit. At which action was the rescue supposed to have occurred?

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