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Albert Gordon JACKSON

Regimental number19094
Place of birthAshfield, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressRussell Street, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.10
Height5' 4.5"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinFather, H R Jackson, Russell Street, Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in the Engineers, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date5 October 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 28
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
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FateReturned to Australia 8 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date10 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orsova', 8 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 February 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 10 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFirst given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Alfred.
Date of death1 November 1951
Age at death60
Place of burialCremated: St Thomas Cemetery (Wall 2 Niche 33), Enfield, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, JACKSON Albert Gordon

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