George Covell JACKSON

Regimental number13/372
AddressFrankton Road, Frankton, Hamilton, Waikato
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinG E Jackson, Post Office Box 41, Hamilton, Waikato
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 128), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Ernest and Ellen Jackson, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body