My name is Pierre Barrette. I am a former Canadian Soldier retired. I have served with the Royal 22nd Regiment (Infantry) from 1980 to 2003 and I also Served with the Canadian Airborne Regiment for four years.
I collect British Medals and I bought a medal pair UNFICYP Medal and GSM Clasp Northern ireland to 23999663 Pte J.W. Jones RGJ enlistement around 1964.
I am looking for some information and a photo if possible if anyone knows him or served with him. Thank you.
Some of your details seem to be wrong as to the medals...?
Assuming he was in the RGJ, his rank would have been established as (Rifleman) Rfn..not PTE? and in 1964..The Battalion would have been known as 1GJ ...(1 greenjackets) the Royal title came in 1966.. 1958 to 1966 was the Greenjackets Brigade... The only other thing is the Gentleman might have been attached to the Battalion.. i.e. Cook (ACC) Driver (RCT) or a member of REME..Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineeers.
1GJ was originally 43rd and 52nd of foot (Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry) Hope this is of help?
Many thanks for the extra information. One of the Member RGJ sent me an email stating the same things. I think I have quite a puzzle her to solve. Thank you very for the help.
I served with 1 GJ and my number is 2388xxxx so if he is 2399xxxx then I am sure I would have known him but honestly cannot place the man although there were a few who went by the name of Jones. Anyone with that number would have served with the Bn in Borneo in 1963 - 1965 so his CSM should have been with a Borneo or Malay Peninsula Bar if he was a Rifleman.
I deduce he was on attachment to the Regiment at some time or other and was in the Army Catering Corp or some other Corp that has Privates in it! He could therefore have served with the Bn in 1967 when we went to UN Cyprus or NI in 1969!
Thank you so much for trying to help me. Having the name Jones definitelly makes thing harder, quite a common name. Thanks for the deduction, I have to keep the options open to try to identify him.
