Henry George JACKSON

Regimental number10/394
Date of birth13 January 1885
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCook
Address46 Wicksteed Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.7
Height5' 11"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Titman, 20 Penton Place, Pentonville Road, London WE, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Catherine Titman (formerly Jackson), 20 Penton Place, Pentonville Road, King's Cross, London, England, and the late Henry Jackson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Boad of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 259 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052502

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