Robert Nairac
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Robert Laurence Nairac was a British Army captain in the Grenadier Guards. During his fourth tour of duty in Northern Ireland, serving as a military intelligence liaison officer, he was abducted by re
Nairac in his Grenadier Guards uniform
H. Jones
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Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones,, 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
Robert Nairac
…me, Father, for I have sinned." Nairac's disappearance sparked a large-scale search throughout Ireland. The hunt in Northern Ireland was led by Major H. Jones, Brigade Major at HQ 3rd Infantry Brigade. Nairac and Jones had become friends, and Nairac would sometimes eat supper at the Jones household. After a…
Lt. Col. Herbert Jones VC
Memorial to H. Jones, outside Darwin settlement, marking the spot where he was killed.
San Carlos Cemetery