Regimental number | 46459 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Nelson |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Architect |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 131 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M E Jackson, Earnock Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Marion Elizabeth Jackson, 21 St George's Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to C Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052579 |
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