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JACKSON, James William Lewis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 894 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 894, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 894, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 894, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 894, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 894 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Walker Jackson and Elizabeth Anne Jackson nee Williams of 42 Lord Street, Richmond, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Apprenticed to Marshall Company for 5 years
Member of the Grand United Order of Oddfellows of Victoria
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