Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones, V.C., O.B.E. (1940-1982) known as H Jones, was the commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment and the posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, Britains highest military award for his leadership and gallantry during the Battle of Goose Green. Our K&C tribute to this brave soldier shows him leading the assault on an enemy machine gun position still wearing his Para red beret and firing his Sterling submachine gun from the hip as he advances. His and 2 PARAs achievement at Goose Green set the tone for the subsequent land victory of the British forces in the Falklands campaign. The British achieved such a moral superiority over the much-larger enemy in this first battle that despite the overall advantages of greater numbers and strong defensive positions the Argentinean troops never threatened the far superior fighting qualities of the British.
Group
Sculptural Figure(s)
Condition
Extra Fine painted
Scale
Scale 1:30
Material
Metal-Alloy
Epoch
Modern Armies
Time
ab 1946
Nationality/Location
Great Britain
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
King & Country UK Green Lane Ind. Est. DL16 6DL Spennymoor, Co Durham Vereinigtes Königreich
