Samuel Henry JACKSON MC

JACKSON, Samuel Henry

Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
Enlisted: 28 August 1914, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 44th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 22 August 1890
Home Town: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling: Adelaide University, South Australia
Occupation: School teacher
Died: Natural causes, Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1968, aged 77 years
Cemetery: Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Perth, Western Australia
2 Nov 1914: Embarked 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
2 Nov 1914: Involvement 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
1 Feb 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
2 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 44th Infantry Battalion
6 Jun 1916: Involvement Captain, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916: Embarked Captain, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle
1 Jan 1918: Honoured Military Cross
13 Feb 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 44th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Also served in WW2 as NX142669 Lieut./Col. 01 Nov 1939 to 10 July 1946 - Intellegence Corps