Malcolm JACKSON

Regimental number10/592
Date of birth1 October 1886
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationSteward
AddressGreytown Hospital
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.10
Height5' 6.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinF W Jackson, c/o Borough Council, Carterton
Previous military serviceServed for 3.5 years in the Greytown Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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 Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1915
Discharge date15 March 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 1 February 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: double inguinal hernia), 15 March 1915.

War service: 208 days (of which 160 days were overseas)

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 18052559

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