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Major '''William M. Jones''' (August 23, 1895 – 1969) was a [[Canadian soldier]] of [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] who served with distinction with the [[Yugoslav Partisans]]. |
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Major '''William M. Jones''' (b. [[Bear River, Nova Scotia]], 1895 - d. [[Ontario]], 1969) was a soldier of WW1 and WW2 who served with distinction with the [[Yugoslav Partisans]]. His code name was "Lawrence of [[Yugoslavia]]". In WW1 Jones was wounded three times, losing one eye, for which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Conduct Medal]] with Bar.<ref>[http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=3653137&qryID=d5bb2ebe-4b4b-4112-bb88-b626143e94d9 Portrait of William M. Jones, Nova Scotians at home and abroad: biographical sketches of over six hundred native born Nova Scotians]</ref> In WW2, Major William M. Jones spent 12 months in the Yugoslav Partisan’s headquarters in [[Bosnia]]. In 1944, he parachuted into Yugoslavia to become an Allied representative to Marshal [[Josip Broz Tito]]. |
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== Biography == |
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Jones was born in [[Bear River, Nova Scotia]]. His code name was "Lawrence of [[Yugoslavia]]" (a term also used to describe [[Linn Farrish]]). In World War I, Jones was wounded three times, losing one eye, for which he was awarded the [[Distinguished Conduct Medal]] with Bar.<ref>{{cite book |last=Marble |first=Allan E. |title=Nova Scotians at Home and Abroad: including biographical sketches of over six hundred native born Nova Scotians |date=1977 |publisher=Lancelot |isbn=0-88999-074-3 |page=21 |url=https://archive.org/details/novascotiansatho0000marb/page/21 |url-access=registration}}</ref> During the Second World War, Major William M. Jones spent 12 months with the Yugoslav Partisans. On 19 May 1943, he parachuted into Yugoslavia to become an Allied representative to Marshal [[Josip Broz Tito]]. He features in ''[[Eastern Approaches]]'', the first memoirs of [[Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet|Fitzroy Maclean]]. Jones died in Dunnville, [[Ontario]] on September 1, 1969. |
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| ⚫ | * {{cite news |url=http://bosniakandjewishfriendship.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/major-william-jones-draza-mihailovic-assisted-nazis/ |title=Major William Jones: "Draza Mihailovic Assisted Nazis" |date=20 April 1946 |work=The Windsor Daily Star |page=15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407144308/http://bosniakandjewishfriendship.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/major-william-jones-draza-mihailovic-assisted-nazis/ |archive-date=2014-04-07 }} |
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* Roy MacLaren. Canadians Behind Enemy Lines, 1939-1945, UBC Press. |
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* Jozo Tomasevich. War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: 1941 - 1945. Stanford University Press. |
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| ⚫ | * {{cite news |url=http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Opinion/Columns/2010-11-10/article-1951353/LAURENT-DENTREMONT-Major-William-Jones/1 |title=Major William Jones |first=Laurent |last=D’Entremont |work=Kings County Advertiser and Register |date=November 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074753/http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Opinion/Columns/2010-11-10/article-1951353/LAURENT-DENTREMONT-Major-William-Jones/1 |archive-date=2014-04-07 }} |
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* {{cite book |first=Roy |last=MacLaren |title=Canadians Behind Enemy Lines, 1939–1945 |publisher=UBC Press |date=2004 |isbn=9780774842419 |orig-year=1981 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0-HoDk45MQC&pg=PP1}} |
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* {{cite book |first=Jozo |last=Tomasevich |title=War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: 1941 - 1945 |publisher=Stanford University Press |date=2001 |isbn=9780804779241 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fqUSGevFe5MC&pg=PP1}} |
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* Rempel Arthur, Karen, 2012, '''The Tenacious Spy: The Story of William Morris Jones'', Amazon, ISBN 978-1469966755 |
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* {{cite magazine |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1944/12/1/jones-of-jugoslavia |title=JONES of Jugoslavia |first=William D. |last=Bayles |magazine=Maclean's |date=December 1, 1944}} |
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*[http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=3653139&&qryID=d5bb2ebe-4b4b-4112-bb88-b626143e94d9 Portrait of William M. Jones, Nova Scotians at home and abroad: biographical sketches of over six hundred native born Nova Scotians] |
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Latest revision as of 06:49, 15 March 2023
Major William M. Jones (August 23, 1895 – 1969) was a Canadian soldier of World War I and World War II who served with distinction with the Yugoslav Partisans.
Biography
[edit]Jones was born in Bear River, Nova Scotia. His code name was "Lawrence of Yugoslavia" (a term also used to describe Linn Farrish). In World War I, Jones was wounded three times, losing one eye, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal with Bar.[1] During the Second World War, Major William M. Jones spent 12 months with the Yugoslav Partisans. On 19 May 1943, he parachuted into Yugoslavia to become an Allied representative to Marshal Josip Broz Tito. He features in Eastern Approaches, the first memoirs of Fitzroy Maclean. Jones died in Dunnville, Ontario on September 1, 1969.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Endnotes
- ^ Marble, Allan E. (1977). Nova Scotians at Home and Abroad: including biographical sketches of over six hundred native born Nova Scotians. Lancelot. p. 21. ISBN 0-88999-074-3.
- Texts
- "Major William Jones: "Draza Mihailovic Assisted Nazis"". The Windsor Daily Star. 20 April 1946. p. 15. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
- D’Entremont, Laurent (November 10, 2010). "Major William Jones". Kings County Advertiser and Register. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
- MacLaren, Roy (2004) [1981]. Canadians Behind Enemy Lines, 1939–1945. UBC Press. ISBN 9780774842419.
- Tomasevich, Jozo (2001). War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: 1941 - 1945. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804779241.
- Zinck, Ray E. (1998). The Final Flight of Maggie's Drawers: A Story of Survival, Evasion and Escape. Turner. ISBN 9781563114250.
- Rempel Arthur, Karen, 2012, 'The Tenacious Spy: The Story of William Morris Jones, Amazon, ISBN 978-1469966755
External links
[edit]- Bayles, William D. (December 1, 1944). "JONES of Jugoslavia". Maclean's.
- William M. Jones at Find a Grave
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