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JACKSON, George Henry
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3207, 3207A |
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Enlisted: | 9 August 1916, Kempsey, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Kempsey, New South Wales | |
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17 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3207, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
17 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3207, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
28 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3207A, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3207A awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-28 |
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George Henry Jackson, born Kempsey NSW 15th July 1898. Son of Frederick James Jackson and Charlotte Ellen (nee Avery). One of five children.
Enlisted in the Army on 9th August 1916. KIA on 28th October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium. Buried at Belgium Battery Corner, Ypres. His name is on the War Memorial at Kempsey. - Yvonne Toomey