Harry Melville JACKSON

JACKSON, Harry Melville

    Service Number: 1766
    Enlisted: 28 January 1915, 4th Reinforcements
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, April 1893
    Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Sydney High School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Builder's Clerk
    Died: Died of wounds as POW, German Dressing Station, Thilloy, France, 15 August 1916
    Cemetery: Valley Cemetery, Vis-En-Artois
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cremorne St Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements
    17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
    17 Mar 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
    27 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    10 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Grenade blast to the left knee
    5 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion
    10 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    14 Aug 1916: Imprisoned Battle for Pozières , Wounded at Mouquet Farm, taken prisoner and admitted to a German Dressing Station at Thilloy France where he died the next day
    14 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Severely wounded at Mouquet Farm
    15 Aug 1916: Involvement Sergeant, 1766, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1766 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-15

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    The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to page 268. Prior to the war he was a builders clerk of Sydney NSW. He enlisted 28th Jan 1915 aged 21 years. He served with the 13th Infantry Battalion, and quickly rose to the rank of Sergeant. This book states that he Died of Wounds 15th Aug 1915. Rest in Peace.
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