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JACKSON, Edward Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1615 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pomborneit, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pomborneit, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1615, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1615, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1615, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion, Promoted in the field | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1615, 31st Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1615 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Joseph Jonas Jackson of Pomborneit, Camperdown, Victoria and William James Jackson who was killed in action on 20 March 1917 while serving with the 23rd Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British Was Medal, Victory Medal
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