William JACKSON

Regimental number2855
Place of birthRylstone, New South Wales
SchoolMudgee Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCoonabarabran, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Jacob Russel Jackson, Birriwa PO, Birriwa via Gulgong, New South Wales
Enlistment date31 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 December 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialMotor Car Corner Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 23), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jacob and Hannah JACKSON, Birrima, New South Wales. Native of Rylstone, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal