C fu r G r. r o t F r J 1 he I an 1 0 r f 4 FI 1 I 11 i Lame DaCK J v tY r t N 14 1 r. r Remarkable Career of oj Jj Plucky Owen Jones r 1 ll V J Who iWho Dismissed for an d r Error Re- Re Earned Re-Earned Earned Greatly u realty iI f try tryl e l a Sup or Honors by A Acts i K t rs Repeated of Splendid Daring By Sergt L. L Shannon Cormack p. p i lIS ri iran an is continually out ont at night Id killing killingI in 1 I Germans was the expression used by G Lt It Gen the Icon Hon Sir Julian 11 II G. G D Byng ng N. N KC C. C B B. B h K KC f C. M. M f. f G G. M. M V. V 0 0 in September 1016 1916 as he herco hei i mended Sergt Owen Oen B B. B Jones Joncs of or the 1 Ld d battalion for a commission in his maj maj- Self's Selfs ys y's forces s t It Jt was the third time that Ser Sert gt Jones had 1 itna l recommended for a commission that he hc ba had ft t oce held but tut had been forced to relinquish r A graduate o of University in Arts and TUT Lis with Uh a year at Harvard University to roun round 1 t tl his law w education y young oun Jones was in the States Slates when lIen war broke out in 1914 1114 f F- F r With lith his 1115 education and prowess s in all li kinds lot athletic games he had no difficulty In obtain obtain- MS i 1 a I. I commission commissions commission as s a 1 lieutenant l allt in he lie regi regi- f ant i nt He was then transferred to the Over Over- 33 battalion of the tho Canadian Expeditionary Forces and a short port while later his unit unil sailed for forThe or Faland The battalion then underwent a course of oC In- In ll ire training at the Canadian base ase depot Some In Ja England and a few 9 months later ht Lt hoes was detailed for duty with the th Nova o a c cotla tia battalion and with them went to France All 11 durin during the long on col winter months of 1915 1913 nd he was as in the tile trenches with his bis battalion l td d around the Ypres salient Fritz wa was pounding us liS hard There were mere no noS noi S i or holidays during durinS' that winter There were vero two welcome por periods in the day lar enterer Just after stand to at night and stand stand- loin in in UtE tit morning one morning one one hour 1 before sunset and d ne r. r hour before forc daybreak the daybreak the two periods of or the they y 1 Then the Germans were most moat likely to make malo i U duck attack In force Before the Attack r Tie The trenches were completely manned and ande e er 7 man stood with his rifle rine and ba bag of or bombs ally fy to ard v-ard off the Hun lIun attack If Jt no attackable attack I ul able tie tte sentries were cre posted and the 1 battalion Iet t about it its s usual routine work Then lieu it was wast fit t Ue the e rum Issue lC was served d out the thc i welcome cry cn rum urn al up was passed m 1 a 6 the trench every nian man nian was ready to set get In rid d i me file Past the sergeant quartermaster who t ere re doHn doling out a n. small quantity of or the theIn r QuId In a fuse If U there had been been an any anya Y Ys s during the day day- tho the lE result sult was s that the Q a q Tho rho J remained had a slightly 6 lar larger er allow allow- SL 1 t J it Ina one day that Quito quito a few of or thoS the tho boys S WI J T ere Pere te wounded n and d had to go JO to the hos hos- ti ls h Lt Jones had a little more than naro aid ard on n Feb G C I was returned to England ae e tills later ter this y young oung une man who had d worn lJ the little gold sta stars insignia or of f rn rank ch 1 showed showell him to bo be tho the holder of or Ujo S co c Iu in hiB his army arm enlisted t 1 It tle e in as d the Ule dial 4 d battalion sa saying ln that he heI I tJ kJ bo hones lh in ergot et back k that commission or leave es In L M Fran ra Ce e. e Only three I h hp hI o days elapsed Ras a a s to F France anCe ranCe once nce in iu the tho Vv more thick of ng S at al 1 1 Pt Pres es JOB chit yet was U tl ere cre soon in n appo I ed temporary sergeant tt t a s 1 for f Or the front line lIno began boan to male mako lna o hi a t that will Wl Iho e atu aa long Jong t stor story y of or the It lh they LI Canadian corps lives and the as ey th the save him those mon men l 1 n who knew y the i ian lan who came back ck l la t l r n I i h bt t Jones Jonca JO would out Into ass tut go So th theof the o of 1 Ian an'S anS s Land Loud crawling oln Wire Ire sll i through t 9 n slipping piling from m sIle shell hol hole holo to slid she a each ach e time lIwo bagging three four four o or sis halo seeing d to have hae nine lives Some Sonic of or ort t s e eaten tan such as s squirming UP to the German GermanI S ih I up a a. then crawling through and 1 a cst the tb ll t o lIun Idun Parapet observing tho tha l. l 0 trench were the talk taU of oC tho the whole J Jones 7 would auld at al nl often be e th tho o question g n night nigh 1 y i ho G t and t variably ly the he samo answer Rte I a turned v. v d Out 0 killing Germans rc reports o 1 al 11 haza i were haute d f ri- ri rem or P Pf par par- ar pa pat s ns of oC f tho Ir f de tolled C to sector Jones Joncs wa nay go o out and Dud get set tho the infer i. i Iii Ute the b ht of o. o f March 1 1 s It et h ho r J Just st after aler tho tins moon t tp Ct m ct led out l from rom our hue right rent over I trench tea t nto t The Tho British loJ 0 bell bellero f lh Ce eve thata a relief had taken place i t I nag r line in th the Im previous ious night and aud It Jt was a no now Just what t. t troops were op- op J 3 la ad th b IDa gnat who he etc 1 1 to tot L Lit 1 t I to o It l Is 13 a very job fob nl al crawl right hi iL up to the tho German ti cs I I 4 r s ff d I i iNight i- i Night Night b after night Jones would go out into the dead waste of No Mans Man's Land crawling through our own wire slipping from shell hole to shell sheIl hole and each time bagging three four five or six boches bodies but especially so when new llew troops troop who are afe are always apt to be er very jumpy are holding the line tine It took the sergeant almost two hours to get the requited re rev information and as he lie turned to retrace his steps to our lines hives he came carne upon lIpon a sniper squatting squatting squat squat- tin ting serenely at his post and protected with a steel plate What hal ensued is 1 best est tal told by br the conversation conversation con con- between Jones Joncs and one of or his pals when he returned to the Canadian line Just as ns soon as I caught sight of or the thc Hun benld ha he nid something to me In German sai said young youn Jones Then I replied in just as bad J language and we had hd an argument How flow did tho the argument ar finish asked his friend Well ell I dont don't JIl like e to 1 brag ra a about out myself but hut the fact remains that thal I Im I'm m here and the boche isn't sit t dud aud I 1 have hae his plate was tho the reply I IA A month later Sergt Jones a again wont ont over oer t to te- r the enemy trenches l and secured another plate Making Makin lakin life miserable Je for the thc protected armor snipers of or the tho Huns seemed to be young oung J Joness noss nos's special forte furte But it was not only onh for his Intrepid courage 4 w r y t y c a Ar i. i I q 4 s x L r t 1 t m y 6 Nr r r r a M r r r r r b t rd fJ r 1 f fI 1 I V 4 Every man stood with his rifle and bag t of bombs ready to ward off the Hun attack and una resourcefulness In action that Jones made himself famous The officers of or his battalion say that his 1113 reports were models of oC conciseness Recognizing his literary gifts and realizing that they could be IJ used to the enrichment t of oC the Uie regi regimental mental archives they determined to try tr t. t little fIl ruse ix ic is order rde- to have Mm elaborate them some some- what Jones Joncs could never 1 be 0 Induced to talk o ohis of his own exploits much less about them and It was useless to ask him directly to do so So the tho order went out for fOI Jones Joncs to prepare more elaborate elaborate ate ale reports in which er e every little detail etal must mast m ha included Tho The order had the tho desired effect Of one hue little bombing party on tho the German line Jones Jonos wrote I Judged that we wo were successful for at fist first I heard sounds of hick hack hock then groans and later there thero was silence After Afler the big crate fighting on June JUlle G and Int 7 7 i. 1916 when the Germans exploded four minus mines right y 1 fk r r i 1 00 JI- JI Jw K A K i i 1 ivr 4 W 4 1 2 E 1 y 9 i A 3 q O rc J Cl w b ar rc y r 1 v ft j r rk r m iiI It J 4 S 1 J Jr r rz t r y i rh I Il fi I fl rs iIii Ji il I rg r j I iJ P f e 1 k j k t jr I z n t J w. w y l j hl 5 jn J r e f t i b W I r. r t i t I lt J J t j 4 J j i 0 A lJ e c bi L t 1 J If 1 jj fW e r a Pi Mif Ii rr F f if ft iN M if rl rrt f ii r r f g r rr ff j r R r. r f f Z y j J il I f 1 A I I co l lf L a J W Z I ff I t tI i. i I It r i r 01 tf 1 P i V t J i oe W. W v i i. i if IH I a w. w ji d' d h l' l o iJ 1 I f i 4 I 1 J i t o I. Im t It c t d fl z J r pr I t f i t. t J fl I 1 fP r I 0 1 J 5 Oi t a b i r ylo I. I I r v t I L J WI t r l of q th J fV 1 J f i Y 1 r e E I r jf I V I. I J JJ J c- c J J I I y r y e- e l i 7 c J 1 N I i f i 1 J jl h 9 I y o W c Y r m a P 11 j I S T l 1 W I 4 r j. j 7 i- i t 1 4 1 t II i. i t r rU U irl R. R I i Ii t r ie V i t W t 1 M i. i iI rr i t S r underneath our front and support trenches our line had hul to be adjusted re-adjusted and there was sonic some dif dif- difficulty Acuity in ascertaining ju just t how the enemy's line ran Jones was then scouting sergeant of d Ills his battalion bat hat battalion tallon and it its it's was part of oC his duty to assist In the work york of or finding out Just exactly how the lines stood Knowing how hopeless it was to try to obtain this information at night he conceived the ili da-ili daring i idea ea of or going out in Ji ht The Thc very audacity au au- of or the thc act was wag his salv salvation Uon and he manag managed man maim ag aged agIl Il to s got t right up to the German trench without without without with with- out being being- observed He lie found out tho the exact number number num num- 1 ber er of or the garrison and Joc located ted the thc mn machine gun and trench mortar mortal emplacements company compan and 1 battalion headquarters and the entrances to the tho various dugouts It was for this work worl that ho ho wag was awarded tho the Distinguished Conduct Medal the thc second highest decoration that can be conferred on a non commissioned officer or private in iu the time British forces force Later Jones was sent out on a night recon recon- expedition only one other man wan aCCompanying accompanying trim him The They reached tho the Hun line and sneaked into tho the trench Hearing v voices Jones Jonea r removed a sandbag sandbag- front from a cro section cross of tho the trench emptied It and then titers put his head In tho thobal bag bal baland and listened for hours to the thc conversation of oC the tho unsuspecting Germans When the Huns had hall gone gono ho returned with his companion to headquarters headquarters head head- quarters with information which proved to bu be u of or orthe the utmost value Recommended f for r Reinstatement A week wech or at two later Sergt Jones was out on patrol under very similar circumstances and brought hrc back to our DUi lines some fome very verv valuable Information Information In Iu formation obtained during a two hour trip trill ovary every moment o ot of was fraught laughl with dall danger el For this he was awarded a a a. bar to his hits medal practically Tactically cally the same mc a ad as being awarded the thc medal a See sec cc en OUe Our 0 tine lime Such Sueh a man as Sergt Jones Joncs had shown himself XI r-aturo r In In 1913 1919 r e X l itt r-l r s t Y t t tt 5 4 t 9 oy t t 10 l lS 10 S J a i rt Oiti Owen r en B B. B Jones 4 Whose Heroism r 1 4 fi warned Earned Him the V f 1 t f Designation of x i The Man I t i iWho Who Came P i. i Wi Back V c 4 s T 7 M t 1 t A f r. r F 9 r J t br y Irv i r re e 1 O. O to bo he naturally was comIn coming under tho notice of or his superior officers con continually 1 Finally he lie was recommended for a commission n. n Tho recommendation dation l was wag sent In by his battalion co commander lUm passed along to tho time general and 1 by y him transmitted to the higher hiher authorities But Dut there thero It ft stopped The Tho fact that ho lIo had been given gien fi n commission once and could not hold it seemingly l than overbalanced his daring t exploits of the tho past few months The Thc recommendation for or pie pio- motion of or Sergt O. O D B. B Jones to tho the rank ranI of or Non lien tenant In hi the time Canadian Expeditionary Forces is not approved allrO 0 of This Timis was tho time pencilled memorandum memo random at the tho bottom of or the letter when it it was wa returned to the brigadier A second timo this vcr very samo thing happened This time the recommendation was made stronger Tho Tiro battalion commander personally stated that he considered Sergt Jones would prove to ho bo an Ideal officer He lie pointed out that the tho sergeant had lead served in the ranks rants Tin lie knew how to obey oley orders as well as to give them thrill and of or his personal bravery there thero was no question But again the time black bar of time tho shadow shallow cast on that night early In l February was eras sufficiently stron strong to wipe willo out the recommendation and nud Jones failed to get sel his commission com mission The Tho Canadian corps moved down clown to tho the and in z a few days Jones and tho time rest of or his battalion battalion battal battal- 11 ion fon ady advanced Into lute tho the thick of or the bloodiest fighting fight tight ing of or the tho present w war ar and Re Regina iIla trench are aro two names which those who fought in the tho battle of oC the will always remember Jones S was is-as present on rm 11 both occasions cheering the thc men inen of or his platoon and leading leadin them to the attack after atter the tho commissioned officers hall had casualties Still up to 10 his old tricks trick of or going out lat at night and killing Germans he personally had hall disposed of or scores of or Huns humus Finally on the morning of or Sept 1 I 1 the tho order for tor forthe tho the big attack came H. H had been beon carefully planned nothing was left to chance and amid every oyer- unit In the tho Canadian Army J Corps was right on tho the Job doing Just what it was ordered to do Just do-Just just what was expected of or it At 7 o'clock th the tho whistles of oC th officers blew an and with the thc cry Cly of or Over Overtime the time top with the tine best of or lu luck k smith anil give sivo cm ew hell hell hundreds of or young Canadian lieutenants sprang u up on to tho the parapet i iu in advance of oC their men t Close behind one of or these young oung one stripers camo came Sergt Jones A few yards from momu time tho German trench h he fell rl riddled b by nearly a 1 of or ma gun chine bullets Wounded seriously but hut not mortally ho he was vas carried to the regimental re aid ul post and later to the field ambulance an and then sent down to the clearing s station In a few ew days dars ho lie was on his wa way to Blighty but meanwhile for fOl the third time ho Ito hn had been recommended for fora or ora a commission This This man Is continually lIr out at night killing Germans Germ ns Seemingly that one sentence carried the thc necessary weight a few cw scribbled lines Jines at tho bottom of or a sheet of or paper and Joness Jones's reinstatement reinstate instate reinstatement ment as a a. commissioned officer in his majesty's army was practically practical an established fact act It needed needed need need- ed cd only the tho final approval of or the authorities at nt home and of course they would naturally follow tollow a suggestion suS's of a the tho commanding general Sergt Jones was WIS