John Rymer-Jones

Who was John Rymer-Jones?

Brigadier John Murray Rymer-Jones CBE MC & Bar QPM was a British Army and police officer.

Rymer-Jones was educated at Felsted School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1916. He served in France and Flanders during the First World War, winning the Military Cross in 1917 and a bar in 1918, while serving with the 74th Field Brigade. The citation for his first MC reads:

"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went forward with the first wave of the infantry in an attack to the final objective, establishing signal stations at each objective as he went forward. He sent in early information as to the capture of the objectives and other valuable reports. He kept his lines working, continually going about repairing them under heavy fire, and sent in timely information of an enemy concentration for a counter-attack. He showed ceaseless energy and determination."

He was promoted Lieutenant in August 1917 and became an Acting Captain while serving as brigade adjutant from September 1918 until July 1919.