Full name: | Herbert Arthur Jones |
Born: | 27th October 1878, St Leonards, Sussex, England |
Died: | 20th October 1955, London, England |
Education: | Framlingham College; Jesus College, Cambridge |
Other Sports: | Athletics Long Jump Blue 1899-1900. Known as 'Jumping Jones of Jesus' after bering the first man to exceed 23m at Fenner's. |
Biography: | Second Lieutenant, Army Service Corps (1900-01); Lieutenant (1901-05); Captain (1905-14); Major (1914-15); Lieutenant-Colonel (1915-18); Colonel (1917); Brigadier-General (1918-20); Food Commissioner, Eastern Counties; Food Commissioner, London and Home Counties; Chairman, Committee on Royal Air Force organisation and administration; Head of Branch, Training Directorate, Air Ministry; awarded CBE (1942); Chairman, Campbell Praed and Co Ltd; Director, Imperial Tobacco Co Ltd |
Teams: | Cambridgeshire (Minor Counties Championship: 1899-1900); All teams |
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics |