JACKSON, Allen Raymond
| Service Number: | 1674 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boree Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers School, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool classer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Peronne, France, 30 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 17. |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Cenotaph, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1674, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1674, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1674, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 55th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 55th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Allan Raymond Jackson was known as ‘Sacko’ by his friends and family in Wagga. He joined up with his brother, Leslie Alfred Jackson when the ‘Kangaroos’ left Wagga Wagga on their famous march, and later both brothers were detailed into the 55th Battalion. The Kangaroo March, which started with 88 men, departed Wagga Wagga for Sydney on 1 December 1915. The brothers were given consecutive regimental numbers.
Prior to enlisting, Allan had been employed as a wool classer for 11 years with the firm of Messrs. E. E. Collins and Co., wool buyers of Wagga.
Allan arrived in France on 9 August 1916. He worked his way through the ranks to Second Lieutenant by July 1918. He was shot attacking a pill box near Bellicourt in France on 30 September 1918. His brother Leslie was present at his funeral a few days later.
His younger brother, 1673 Pte. Leslie Alfred Jackson 55th Battalion was awarded a Military for bravery in stretcher bearing during May 1917.