▁for ▁res cu ing ▁two ▁wounded ▁g unn ers ▁under ▁art illery ▁fire ▁whilst ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁wireless ▁inter ception ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁line . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Russian ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁of ▁St . ▁George ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁after ▁receiving ▁several ▁comm end ations ▁for ▁bra very . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁commence ▁pilot ▁training ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁training , ▁Jones ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁No . ▁ 7 4 ▁Squadron , ▁where ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁flight ▁command ers , ▁Captain ▁Edward ▁" M ick " ▁Mann ock , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁with ▁this ▁Squadron ▁that ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁decor ations ▁for ▁bra very . ▁ ▁Jones ▁was ▁awarded ▁several ▁decor ations ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross ▁and ▁two ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross es . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁London ▁Gazette ▁announced ▁that ▁Jones ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁c itation : ▁" In ▁eleven ▁days ▁this ▁officer ▁attacked ▁and ▁destroyed ▁six ▁enemy ▁aer op lan es , ▁displaying ▁great ▁courage , ▁skill ▁and ▁initi ative ." ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Jones ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross . ▁His ▁c itation ▁read : ▁ ▁Later ▁on