David Jones (VC)

David Jones
David Jones as depicted on a Cigarette card
Born	(1891-01-10)10 January 1891 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died	7 October 1916(1916-10-07) (aged 25) Bancourt, France
Buried	Bancourt British Cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Serjeant
Unit	The King's (Liverpool) Regiment
Battles / wars	World War I  †
Awards	Victoria Cross

David Jones VC (10 January 1891 – 7 October 1916) 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.

Jones was 25 years old, and a serjeant in the 12th Battalion, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 3 September 1916 at Guillemont, France, the platoon to which Serjeant Jones belonged was ordered to a forward position and during the advance came under heavy machine-gun fire, the officer being killed and the platoon suffering a great many casualties. The sergeant led forward the survivors, occupied the position and held it for two days and two nights, without food or water, until relieved. On the second day he drove back three counter-attacks, inflicting heavy losses.

He was killed in action at Bancourt, Somme, France, on 7 October 1916 and is buried in Bancourt British Cemetery.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Museum of the King's Regiment in Liverpool, England.

References

• Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• VCs of the First World War - The Somme (Gerald Gliddon, 1994)
• Liverpool VCs (James Murphy, Pen and Sword Books, 2008)

External links

• The King's Regiment (regiment history)
• David Jones at Find-A-Grave