Name/Title
1919 - Colour Sergeant Alfred Frederick Jones (1st P.W.R.F.) - Only known member of CGG Regimental Family member to have fought in the US Civil War and Fenian RaidsDescription
Photo of Colour Sergeant Frederick Alfred Jones of the 1st Prince of Wales Fusiliers taken in 1919 in Toronto.
He Immigrated to Montreal in the late 1850's and as a young man in search of adventure, joined the Union Navy during the Civil War as a boy seaman.
He would have been 16 or 17 at the time.
After the war in 1865 he returned to Montreal and joined the First Prince of Wales Militia Regiment. Subsequently he was called out for both Fenian Raids 1866 and 1870. They were also called out for the Northwest Rebellion but never left their encampment in Montreal before they were stood down as the rebellion ended. He served with the First Prince of Wales Regiment until retiring as Colour Sergeant in the early 1900's.
The Regiment is perpetuated by the Canadian Grenadier Guards. On the picture you can see from the left, firstly his Canadian General service medal with clasps for the Fenian Raids, then his membership medal for the Grand Army of the Republic (a civil war veterans' fraternity), then his Naval Civil War Medal (with the first issue red, white & blue ribbon above it) and lastly his Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
February 18, 2022Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
October 10, 2024