JACKSON, Arthur Edgar
| Service Number: | 58806 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Wellington, New Zealand, 12 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Illness (Appendicitis), London, England, United Kingdom, 4 October 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom IV G 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58806, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 58806, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 58806, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 58806, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 58806 awm_unit: 10th Australian General Service Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edith Naomi JACKSON. Native of Wellington, New Zealand
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 4th October…… Arthur Edgar Jackson was born on 12th February, 1895 at Wellington, New Zealand.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th April, 1918 as a 23 year old, single, Salesman from Manly, NSW.
Private Arthur Edgar Jackson, Service number 58806, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Borda (A30) on 17th July, 1918 with the 10th (New South Wales) General Service Reinforcements. He was appointed Acting Lance Corporal from 17th July, 1918, on embarkation & then Voyage Only Corporal from 24th August, 1918. Voyage Only Corporal Jackson was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 28th August, 1918 with Diarrhoea & discharged the same day. He was re-admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 22nd September, 1918 with Acute Appendicitis. Voyage Only Corporal Jackson disembarked to Hospital in UK from HMAT A 30 on 27th September, 1918.
On 27th September, 1918 he was admitted to Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, England with Appendicitis – seriously ill.
Private Arthur Edgar Jackson died at 00.30 hrs on 4th October, 1918 at Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, England from Appendicitis.
He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/i---l.html
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