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  • Robert Jones (VC)
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  • Robert Jones VC (19 August 1857 – 6 September 1898) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born at Penrhos near Clytha between Raglan and Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.
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Birth Date
  • 1857-08-19
death place
  • Peterchurch, Herefordshire
Name
  • Robert Jones
Birth Place
  • Penrhos, Monmouthshire, Wales
Awards
death date
  • 1898-09-06
Rank
  • Private
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  • 175
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  • *
placeofburial
  • Peterchurch churchyard, Herefordshire
abstract
  • Robert Jones VC (19 August 1857 – 6 September 1898) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in January 1879, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born at Penrhos near Clytha between Raglan and Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales.