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Herefordshire / Re: robert jones vc
« on: Wednesday 22 June 22 19:22 BST (UK)  »
Yes, Lord Ashcroft has Robert Jones's V.C. in his collection.

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Herefordshire / Re: robert jones vc
« on: Wednesday 22 June 22 18:01 BST (UK)  »
Hoping to get down to the SWB museum later in the year.  The thing is all the V.C.s  on display are copies with the originals locked away in a vault.

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Herefordshire / Re: robert jones vc
« on: Wednesday 22 June 22 09:18 BST (UK)  »
If you would read my write up properly you would see that I stated that it was the 24th, 2nd Warwickshire.  And if you would look at the badge you will see that it says 24 and around the edge it says 2nd Warwickshire.  I did not say it was all Welshmen at Rorke's Drift I stated that there was approx 30 there.  Stanley Baker said during the film can the Welsh do better than that (referring to the singing).  Also the during the film it implies that William Jones was Welsh he was English.  And you spell Rorke's Drift NOT Rourke's.

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Herefordshire / Re: robert jones vc
« on: Sunday 16 January 22 21:42 GMT (UK)  »
Reference to David about his relation Robert Jones V.C. truly a brave man.  But the garrison at Rorkes Drift were the 2nd Warwickshire Regiment 24th-Foot, not South Warwickshire.  And the Drift was not defended by mostly Welshmen, there were approx 30 Welshmen there out of 130 +. 

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