▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Career ▁Jones ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁at ▁W ool stone ▁Farm , ▁near ▁St . ▁Cle ars , ▁Car mar th ens hire . ▁He ▁was ▁il leg it imate , ▁a ▁fact ▁he ▁conce aled ▁throughout ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁bad ▁st utter , ▁reported ly ▁acquired ▁after ▁being ▁rolled ▁down ▁a ▁hill ▁in ▁a ▁bar rel ▁as ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁while ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk , ▁Jones ▁en list ed ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Wel sh ▁in ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Army . ▁Jones ▁was ▁in ▁London ▁studying ▁W ire less ▁and ▁C able ▁Te legraph y ▁when ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁started . ▁A wait ing ▁call - up , ▁Jones ▁joined ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps , ▁and ▁after ▁training ▁joined ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 st ▁Class ▁Air ▁Mechan ic ▁in ▁the ▁wireless ▁section . ▁Jones ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁France ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁By ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁was ▁flying ▁combat ▁miss ions ▁as ▁an ▁observer / gun ner ▁on ▁BE - 2 ' s , ▁winning ▁his ▁Ob server ' s ▁bre vet ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁Jones ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Military ▁Medal ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 6 ,