Thomas Owen Jones was a native of Treorchy in South Wales. He signed for Oldham from the Neath club in December 1913 along with George Evans. He quickly established himself in the first team playing on the wing and became a firm favourite with the Watersheddings fans. In all Tommy played in 46 senior first team matches for the club scoring 19 tries and kicking 1 goal, this being a drop goal against Wakefield on February 6th 1915. He was known for his speed on the football field and was also a noted sprinter.
Tommy, was killed in action serving with the 9th Battalion of the Welsh Regiment on September 20th 1917 near Passchendaele aged 29. He is remembered on the Tyne Cot War Memorial and on the Bethlehem Chapel Memorial in Treorchy.
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Thomas Owen Jones was a native of Treorchy in South Wales. He signed for Oldham from the Neath club in December 1913 along with George Evans.
He quickly established himself in the first team playing on the wing and became a firm favourite with the Watersheddings fans.
In all Tommy played in 46 senior first team matches for the club scoring 19 tries and kicking 1 goal, this being a drop goal against Wakefield on February 6th 1915. He was known for his speed on the football field and was also a noted sprinter.
Tommy, was killed in action serving with the 9th Battalion of the Welsh Regiment on September 20th 1917 near Passchendaele aged 29.
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot War Memorial and on the Bethlehem Chapel Memorial in Treorchy.