Ernest JACKSON

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Service Number:	867
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Lismore, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Milton, New South Wales, Australia, 3 May 1890
Home Town:	Nimbin, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Milton State School
Occupation:	Dairy farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli - At Sea, HMT Gascon, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Nimbin District War Memorial

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 867, 9th Infantry Battalion, Lismore, New South Wales
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 867, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 867, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 867, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
28 Apr 1915:	Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (thigh & scrotum)

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