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JACKSON, John Thomas

Service Number:	2902
Enlisted:	9 September 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 May 1894
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

27 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2902, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2902, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
9 Sep 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2902, 52nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas JACKSON and Mary nee SHEERAN