JACKSON, James Henry
| Service Number: | 4519 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Vere Street State School, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension Row A, Grave No. 49. BELOVED HUSBAND SWEET REMEMBRANCE THE GRAVE IN MY HEART |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4519, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4519, 5th Infantry Battalion, 14th reinforcements | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4519, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4519, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4519, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 4519, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4519 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Henry Jackson was the son of Joseph and Janet Jackson and husband of Catherine Jane Jackson, of North Fitzroy, Victoria.
James was posted to the 46th Battalion when he arrived in Egypt during early 1916.
James was recommended for a Mention in Despatches during the fighting at Pozieres in August 1916. Though receiving no such award, his wife noted on his Roll of Honour form that he was in possession of a Congratulatory Card, "Major General Sir H V Cox K.C.M.G., C.B. Commanding 4th Australian Division congratulates No. 4519 Pte Jackson J.H, 46th Battalion, 12th A.I. Brigade on his gallant conduct while acting as Stretcher Bearer on the night of 12/13th August near Pozieres. H.V. Cox. Major General" details from wife.
James Jackson was wounded by shrapnel in the knee at Bullecourt on 11 April 1917. He rejoined the 46th Battalion a month later.
James was again recommended for an unspecified award at Broodseinde in Belgium in October 1917, for again showing great gallantry in stretcher bearing, carrying out wounded men from many battalions, under extremely heavy shell fire and in the most trying weather and terrain conditions. No award was gazetted.
Known as ‘Jacko’ to his mates, he died near Dernancourt on 5 April 1918, when the 46th Battalion was in a rear area, but the Germans heavily shelled the support trenches during an intense assault on Australian lines. James Jackson was killed instantly by shell splinters and shrapnel.
His wife, Catherine, passed away in 1923 and James’ mother wrote to the AIF in 1924 seeking his Victory Medal. It had already been issued to Catherine during 1922.