Regimental number | 6756 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Farm 261, Leeton, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr T Jackson, Farm 261, Leeton, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces (82A, North Broken Hill). |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret JACKSON. Photo: Peter Dennis |
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Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 17 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917; marched in to 4th training Bn, 30 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 March 1917. Found guilty, 15 March 1917, of being absent without leave from 8 pm, 13 March, until apprehended at 10.30 pm, 13 March 1917: forfeited 1 day's pay. Taken on strength, 29th Bn, in the field, 6 April 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal and Temporary Corporal, 4 October 1917. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 16 November 1917 (scabies); transferred to 50th Casualty Clearing Station, 18 November 1917; discharged to duty, 21 November 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 22 November 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 4 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 21 March 1918. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 12 October 1918, and reverted to Lance Corporal. Found guilty, 25 November 1918, of being absent without leave, 23-24 November 1918: reprimanded, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant. On leave to Paris, 27 December 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 11 January 1919. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 26 January 1919 (soft chancre, venereal disease); transferred to 7th General Hospital (Venereal Disease Section), 29 January 1919; to England, 4 February 1919, and admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford; discharged, 10 February 1919, and marched in to No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 6 days. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Khyber', 31 March 1919 (invalid); disembarked Sydney, 15 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 27 October 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | Leeton Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, JACKSON Thomas Ignatius |