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JACKSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1572 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maidstone, Kent, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Beerwah, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row D, Grave 19 Chaplain J.C. McPhee officiated Headstone inscription reads: Honest, True, Upright * brave for King and Empire his life he gave, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1572, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1572, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1572, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin, not specified of known, resided in Marston, Kent, England but believed to be deceased
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to J.W. Manners of Beerwah, QLD a good friend. John had no known living relatives
Had previously served in the British Territorials