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JACKSON, Robert William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX38249, Q111043 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 10 July 1916 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 9. Inscription: "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, QX38249 | |
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| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX38249, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Townsville, Qld. | |
| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q111043, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF, Townsville, Queensland | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Discharged | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Killed in action Papua. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William John and Elizabeth Jackson, of Homebush, New South Wales.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
JACKSON: In memory of our friend, Trooper R. W. Jackson, who was killed in New Guinea, December 24th, 1942.
Duty called him, he was there.
To do his bit, to do his share.
His heart was true, his spirit brave,
He's resting now in a hero's grave.
He followed the path of duty,
He answered his country's call,
He died an Australian hero.
The grandest death of all.
(Inserted by his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ransom and Family)
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