James Ira Thomas Jones
James Ira Thomas Taffy Jones DSO, MC, DFC amp Bar, MM was a British flying ace during the First World War. Jones was born onApril 1896 at Woolstone Farm, near St. Clears, Carmarthenshire. In 1913, Jones enlisted in the Territorial Army, though he was soon transferred into the newly established Royal Flying Corps. serving as an air mechanic on ground duties before volunteering for flying duties as an Observer. Jones commenced pilot training in August 1917 after being commissioned. After completing his training he joined No. 74 Squadron.
Jones was born onApril 1896 at Woolstone Farm, near St. Clears, Carmarthenshire. He was illegitimate, a fact he concealed throughout his life. He is known to have suffered from a bad stutter, reportedly acquired after being rolled down a hill in a barrel as a child.
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