9 1 3 , ▁Jones ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Army , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁transferred ▁into ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps , ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁air ▁mechan ic ▁on ▁ground ▁duties ▁( where ▁he ▁earned ▁the ▁Military ▁Medal ) ▁before ▁volunte ering ▁for ▁flying ▁duties ▁as ▁an ▁Ob server . ▁Jones ▁comm enced ▁pilot ▁training ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁after ▁being ▁commission ed . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁training ▁he ▁joined ▁No . ▁ 7 4 ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁service ▁at ▁No . ▁ 7 4 ▁Squadron ▁Jones ▁won ▁several ▁awards ▁and ▁decor ations ; ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁Military ▁Cross , ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁and ▁bar ▁and ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order . ▁Although ▁having ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁crash ing ▁his ▁aircraft ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁land , ▁Jones ▁recorded ▁ 3 7 ▁vict ories ▁in ▁just ▁ 3 ▁months ▁whilst ▁flying ▁the ▁Royal ▁A ircraft ▁Factory ▁S . E . 5 ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Jones ▁was ▁recomm ission ed ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁and ▁fle w ▁briefly ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain . ▁After ▁ret iring ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Jones ▁lived ▁in ▁Wales ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁three ▁books ▁on ▁the ▁R FC ▁and ▁R AF . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁through ▁comp lications ▁after ▁a ▁fall