Sir Edmund Britten Jones (8 October 1888 – 30 September 1953) was an Australian rules footballer and cricketer.

Born in Adelaide, he was educated at Christian Brothers' College,[1] Xavier College[2] and the University of Adelaide before being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship at the University of Oxford in 1912.

[3][4] One of Adelaide's leading physicians, Jones received his knighthood in the New Year honours list in 1953, only months before his death.

He served as a member of the University Council from 1944 to 1946 and was acting lecturer on medical diseases of children.

Jones, who took a life-long interest in children's ailments, was honorary consulting physician to the Adelaide Children's Hospital and the Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital.