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John JACKSON

Regimental number730
Place of birthBelfast Ireland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSeaman
AddressBrisbane GPO, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinBrother, William Jackson, Wiley's Crossing, Tatera, Dunedin, New Zealand
Enlistment date15 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 7, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/12/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll730A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialUnderhill Farm Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 46), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
105
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Esther JACKSON, "Montrose", Gransha, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Native of Islandmagee, Ireland

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