Regimental number | 7029 |
Place of birth | Cookernup, Western Australia |
School | Cookernup State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Cookernup, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Jackson, Cookernup, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Pernois British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 21), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Jane JACKSON, Cookernup, Western Australia. Native of Cookernup |
Family/military connections | "His uncle, W P SYMONDS was killed. Four more served. J E SYMONDS prisoner of war. Leui. S R SYMONDS H.M.A.S., L E PETERS & M A TAYLOR all returned" as provided by mother |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |