JACKSON, William Turner
| Service Number: | 2380 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915, 1st Australian Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, June 1890 |
| Home Town: | North Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 19 August 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW |
| Memorials: | Ryde Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2380, 1st Infantry Battalion, 1st Australian Infantry | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2380, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2380, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2380, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW to back/spine - dischared to return to Australia | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2380, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Due to wounding at Fromelles |
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From AWM
2380 Private (Pte) William Turner Jackson, 1st Battalion, of Ryde, NSW. A butcher prior to enlistment on 21 May 1915, Pte Jackson embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Orsova (A67) on 14 July. Following training in Egypt, the 1st Battalion reinforcements were transported to Gallipoli on 4 November 1915, only a few weeks prior to the evacuation.
At the end of the Gallipoli campaign the unit returned to Egypt, with Jackson being promoted to Corporal and transferred to the newly formed 53rd Battalion as part of the doubling of the AIF in early 1916. His battalion proceeded to France on 27 June 1916 and fought their first major battle on 19 July at Fromelles.
Jackson was seriously wounded at Fromelles on the first day of the battle receiving a gunshot wound to his spine. He never fully recovered from his injuries and returned to Australia on 16 October 1916 on medical grounds and was discharged soon after.
Florence May Jackson, the daughter of William and his wife Lanetta went on to serve in the Second World War with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force and was stationed at Brisbane Wireless Station as a teleprinter operator. She was killed in an aircraft crash at Archerfield aerodrome, Queensland on 27 March 1943 and is commemorated at Brisbane (Lutwyche) Cemetery.
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