JACKSON, Joseph
| Service Number: | 2636 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Sisters of St. Joseph School, Kadina, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 January 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery V F 39 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina War Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2636, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2636, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred at Serapeum Egypt as part of the 'Doubling of the AIF' prior to embarkation for France | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2636, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2636 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-09 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE J. JACKSON.
Mrs. M. Jackson, of No. 5, Kate-street, off Carrington-street (late of Kadina), has been notified that her only son, Private J. Jackson, 48th Battalion, died of wounds on January 9 at 36th Casualty Clearing Station. He was born at Kadina thirty years ago, and was educated at the Sisters of St. Joseph School, Kadina. He enlisted on January 22, 1916, and sailed on March 25, 1916. Prior to his enlistment he was employed by the Wallaroo and Moonta Mining Company, and was respected by a large circle of friends. His mother is a widow." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 03 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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