Royden Garside JACKSON

Regimental number46459
Date of birth5 December 1888
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationArchitect
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 7"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M E Jackson, Earnock Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 January 1916
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 35
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052579

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