Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Jones, CD was born  17 September 1921 in Ontario, son of George James Lyndon Jones and Elsie Hill Gowdy.

He died 30 July 1981.

Service Record:

• July 1940 – Joined 2nd Reserve Battalion QOR as a rifleman
• 1942 – Posted to 3rd Battalion
• Sep 1942 – Commissioned and took officer training at Gordonhead, BC
• Sep 1943 – Went overseas as reinforcement officer
• 12 June 1944 – Joined Highland Light Infantry on the beach head in Normandy as a reinforcement officer
• Posted to 1st Bn QOR at Battle of Bourguebus Bridge
• Aug 1944 – Wounded
• Oct 1944 – Wounded at Oostberg, The Netherlands and invalided back to UK
• Apr 1945 – Invalided home to Canada and discharged from active army
• 1952 – Re-joined QOR militia as Lieutenant
• 1953 – Promoted Captain
• 1955 – Promoted Major
• 1958 – Qualified Militia Staff Course
• 15 Dec 1965 – Appointed Commanding Officer and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
• 10 Oct 1967 – Relinquished command and retired