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Career
Early career
Jones joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1911 at the age of 15, entering the Royal Naval College of Canada (RNCC) in January. Not a top student, Jones was first sent to the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Berwick for training in 1913, transferring to HMS Suffolk in 1914. During the First World War Jones joined HMS Cumberland in 1915 before performing his sub-lieutenant courses in 1916 at Portsmouth. In 1916, Jones served at the shore establishments HMS Victory II and HMS Excellent and HMS Pelican. On 1 December 1916, Jones was made sub-lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy. On 1 January 1917, Jones was made acting lieutenant. The position became permanent on 1 June that year. In 1917, Jones transferred to the depot ship HMS Hecla. Jones became the first lieutenant of the destroyer HMS Vanquisher in 1917, serving with the ship until 1918. That year, Jones joined HMS Wallington and HMS Leander for periods of time.
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