Edward Lewis JACKSON

Regimental number11/472
Date of birth8 June 1890
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMoeroa, Eltham
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, L E Jackson, Opunake
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in Waikato Mounted Rifles; no longer serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHawera
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs L.E.B. Jackson, Eltham, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 9 August 1915.

War service: 357 days (of which 298 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052439

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