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Stanley Douglas-Jones

Stanley Douglas Douglas-Jones MC DSO (19 November 1885 – 12 October 1969) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Stanley Douglas-Jones
Personal information
Full name
Stanley Douglas Douglas-Jones
Born19 November 1885
Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died12 October 1969(1969-10-12) (aged 83)
Glyndyfrdwy, Merionethshire, Wales
BattingUnknown
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913–1914Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 30
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Catches/stumpings –/1
Source: Cricinfo, 12 May 2021

The son of Colonel Douglas Forde Douglas-Jones, he was born at Hendon in November 1885. Douglas-Jones served in the British Army, where he was initially commissioned a second lieutenant with the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh Artillery militia in December 1902,[1] before being promoted to lieutenant in March 1904.[2] He transferred to the Royal Artillery in December 1904, with the rank of second lieutenant.[3] He was promoted to lieutenant in December 1907,[4] before being seconded for service as an adjutant in the Territorial Force in March 1911,[5] at which point he was made a temporary captain.[6] A regular player for the British Army cricket team,[7] Douglas-Jones also played two first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1913 and 1914, both against Kent at Lord's.[8] He scored 30 runs in his two matches, with a highest score of 12. Playing as a wicket-keeper, he also made a single stumping.[9]

Douglas-Jones served with the Royal Artillery during the First World War. In October 1914, he was promoted to the full rank of captain,[10] while in September 1916 he was appointed a temporary major while commanding a battalion.[11] He relinquished his temporary appointment in February 1917.[12] Douglas-Jones was twice decorated during the war, being awarded the Military Cross in the 1915 Birthday Honours and being made a companion of the Distinguished Service Order in the 1917 Birthday Honours.[13][14] In December 1917, he was appointed to the staff.[15] He was again made a temporary major in Februaery 1918,[16] with him gaining the brevet rank of major shortly after the conclusion of the war in December 1918.[17] Douglas-Jones attended the staff college in January 1920,[18] later being appointed to the War Office in May 1921.[19] He gained the real rank of major in December 1923,[20] which was antedated to July 1915.[21] Having been seconded to the Territorial Army, Douglas-Jones returned to the Royal Artillery in March 1928,[22] before retiring from active service in December of the same year.[23] He died in Wales at Glyndyfrdwy in October 1969.[7] He was married to Priscilla Scarlett Smith, with the couple having no children. She survived him by 16 years.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 27501". The London Gazette. 5 December 1902. p. 8443.
  2. ^ "No. 27653". The London Gazette. 4 March 1904. p. 1445.
  3. ^ "No. 27744". The London Gazette. 16 December 1904. p. 8640.
  4. ^ "No. 28090". The London Gazette. 17 December 1907. p. 8777.
  5. ^ "No. 28483". The London Gazette. 7 April 1911. p. 2805.
  6. ^ "No. 28482". The London Gazette. 4 April 1911. p. 2707.
  7. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1969". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Stanley Douglas-Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stanley Douglas-Jones". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ^ "No. 28987". The London Gazette. 27 November 1914. p. 9995.
  11. ^ "No. 29982". The London Gazette. 13 March 1917. p. 2518.
  12. ^ "No. 30003". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 March 1917. p. 3069.
  13. ^ "No. 29202". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 June 1915. p. 6119.
  14. ^ "No. 30111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1907. p. 5469.
  15. ^ "No. 30452". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1917. p. 101.
  16. ^ "No. 30600". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 March 1918. p. 3829.
  17. ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. p. 16.
  18. ^ "No. 31838". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 March 1920. p. 3733.
  19. ^ "No. 32343". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1921. p. 4386.
  20. ^ "No. 32915". The London Gazette. 4 March 1924. p. 1927.
  21. ^ "No. 32936". The London Gazette. 16 May 1924. p. 3935.
  22. ^ "No. 33384". The London Gazette. 15 May 1928. p. 3425.
  23. ^ "No. 33446". The London Gazette. 11 December 1928. p. 8171.
  24. ^ Sheppard, Martin (2017). For the Fourth Generation. Kibworth: Troubador Publishing Limited. p. 247. ISBN 978-1785893315.
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