 lieutenant-colonel herbert jones, vc, obe (14 may 1940 â 28 may 1982), known as h. jones, was a british army officer and posthumous recipient of the victoria cross. he was awarded the vc after being killed in action during the battle of goose green for his actions as commanding officer of 2 battalion, parachute regiment during the falklands war. ==background== jones was born in putney the eldest of three sons of herbert jones (1888â1957), an american artist, and his welsh wife, olwen pritchard (1902â1990), a nurse. he attended st. peter's preparatory school in seaford, sussex and eton college. he joined the british army on leaving school and on graduation from the royal military academy, sandhurst on 23 july 1960, was commissioned into the devonshire and dorset regiment as a second lieutenant. he was promoted to lieutenant on 23 january 1962, captain on 23 july 1966, and major on 31 december 1972, at this time he was brigade major at hq 3rd infantry brigade in northern ireland. as such he was responsible for the efforts to find captain robert nairac who had been abducted by the provisional ira. nairac and
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