JACKSON, Albert
| Service Number: | 19548 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, 5 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driller |
| Died: | Illness, At sea (HT Marathon), United Kingdom, Egypt, 25 November 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19548, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
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| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 19548, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 19548, Army Medical Corps (AIF), RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 6 Nov 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 19548, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HT Marathon, England for invaliding to Australia - died at sea on 24 November 1918, prior to arrival at Cape Town, South Africa. |
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Add my storyBiography 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 – 24th November…… Albert Jackson was born at Williamstown, Victoria on 5th December, 1893.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th July, 1917 as a 23 year old, single, Driller from Williamstown, Victoria.
Private Albert Jackson, Service number 19548, embarked from Sydney, NSW on RMS Orontes on 5th June, 1918 with the Army Medical Corps, October 1917 Reinforcements for active service abroad & disembarked at Liverpool, England on 11th August, 1918.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to A.A.M.C. (Australian Army Medical Corps) Training Depot at Fovant, Wiltshire, England from Australia on 12th August, 1918.
On 14th August, 1918 Private Jackson was sent sick to Hurdcott Group Clearing Hospital, Wiltshire with Gastritis. He was transferred & admitted to Hospital at Fovant, Wiltshire on 18th August, 1918 with _____ of Pharynx.
A Medical Report was completed on Private Albert Jackson on 5th September, 1918 & his disability was listed as Broniliaclasis (?). “Patient has cough, sputum & pain in chest. There is a patch at the right base which shows dullness, diminished breath sounds, amphoric breathing and ___pitations….” (Note – this is only part of the report that is legible). The disability was due to service during the War & “Climate & exposure at Sea.” The Officer in charge of the Medical Case recommended that Private Jackson be discharged as permanently unfit. The Medical Board found that Private Albert Jackson was permanently unfit for General Service & permanently unfit for Home Service.
Private Albert Jackson was discharged from Hospital on 19th September, 1918 & was marched in to No. 2 Command Depot at Weymouth, Dorset on the same day. He was medically classified as C3 (permanently unfit for Service).
Oh 25th September, 1918 Private Jackson was sent sick to Hospital at Weymouth.
He was to return to Australia for discharge from England on 6th November, 1918 due to Broniliaclasis.
Private Albert Jackson died at 12.30 am on 24th November, 1918 at Sea on board H.T. Marathon from Pulmonary Tuberculosis & Heart Failure. He had died on the voyage from England to Australia, prior to arrival at Cape Town.
He was buried at Sea. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/g---j.html
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