William Jones was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Photo of Victoria Cross recipient William Jones, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... Photo of Victoria Cross recipient William Jones, migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference site with permission. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. ... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ...
He was approximately 39 years old, and a Private in the 2nd Batallion, 24th Regiment of Foot (later The South Wales Borderers), British Army during the Zulu War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank. ... The South Wales Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ... The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ...
On 22/23 January1879 at Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa, Private William Jones and another man (Robert Jones) defended one of the wards in the hospital to the last, until six out of the seven patients had been removed. The seventh was delirious and although they managed to dress him, they could not induce him to move and when they returned to carry him away he was being stabbed to death in his bed. January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Rorkes Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa. ... For Robert Tyre Jones Jnr, the US golfer, see Bobby Jones Robert Jones was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, earned during the 1879 battle of battle of Rorkes Drift, South Africa, part of the Anglo-Zulu War. ...
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His Victoria Cross is displayed at the South Wales Borderers Museum (Brecon, Powys, Wales).
At this stage, I decided it pertinent to research all the branches of alleged descendants of WilliamJonesVC and to investigate reports that there were 2 later children born to WilliamJonesVC and Elizabeth Frodsham, in a 'rose-coloured-spectacles' attempt to re-unite all the descendants of WilliamJonesVC.
Kathryn Carpenter was married to WilliamJones, the son of the Elizabeth Goddard and 593 PrivateWilliamJones marriage.
The legacy of that line, the line of WilliamJones junior, remains in the looks of myself, brother and father, and is the only clue that remains as to the eventual whereabouts of the son born of 593 PrivateWilliamJonesVC and the ill-fated Elizabeth Goddard.
William and Elizabeth were married on 25th July 1875 and the marriage certificate shows that 593 Pte William Jones's father, WilliamJones Snr, is now quoted as deceased; WilliamJones Snr, was thought to have died at some time prior to 1867.The marriage took place at The Wesleyan Methodist Church, Farnham, Aldershot, Surrey.
WilliamJones, who we shall now refer to as 593 junior, was born to 593 Pte WilliamJones and his wife Elizabeth on the 18th November 1876,at Western Heights, Hougham, Dover, County of Kent.
WilliamJones, 593 jnr's birthplace is misspelled as 'Dovver Barracks'.
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