Robert William JACKSON

JACKSON, Robert William

Service Number: QX38249
Enlisted: 12 June 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment
Born: Townsville, Qld., 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
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Trooper, QX38249
12 Jun 1941: Enlisted
12 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX38249, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Townsville, Qld.
19 Dec 1942: Discharged

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Biography contributed by Faithe 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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