Awards & Winners

Richard Basil Brandram Jones

Date of Birth 30-April-1897
Place of Birth London
(England, United Kingdom, Great Britain)
Nationality United Kingdom
Profession Soldier
Richard Basil Brandram Jones VC 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 born on 30 April 1897 in London to Henry Thomas Brandram Jones and Caroline Emma Jones, he was educated at Dulwich College between 1909 and 1914. He was 19 years old, and a Temporary Lieutenant in the 8th Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when the following deed took place on 21 May 1916 at the Broadmarsh Crater, Vimy, France for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Awards by Richard Basil Brandram Jones

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1916


Victoria Cross
(\u201CIn recognition of most conspicuous bravery that took place on May 21, 1916 as Lieutenant of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during the First World War. Posthumously awarded.\u201D)