Regimental number | 4140 |
Place of birth | Blackburn, England |
School | Glusburn Board School, Crosshills, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Friend, Mrs Edith Bradford, 147 Ramsden Street, Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Jackson, 6 Green Lane, Glusburn near Keighley, Yorkshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Henrietta JACKSON, 6 Green Lane, Glusburn, Keighley, Yorks, England. Native of Blackburn, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 5 August 1916, reported 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1420212: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JACKSON Thomas
Red Cross File No 1420212 |