| Regimental number | 8/2019 |
| Address | Jackson Street, Invercargill |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, T J Jackson, Jackson Street, Invercargill |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Buttes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Thomas James Jackson, 4 Jackson Street, Invercargill |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Corporal Jackson, Battalion Headquarters Signaller, throughout the taking of Messines on 7th June 1917, and after its capture, displayed great courage in repairing the telephone wires under very heavy shellfire. The enemy shelled our position continuously and the lines were time and again broken in several places. This N.C.O. was untiring in his efforts to keep intact the whole system of commmunication, and his Commanding Officer several times personally saw him go out through the enemy barrage to repair breaks. The result was that throughout, Battalion Headquarters was always in telephonic communication with its advanced Company.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth |