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William Henry JACKSON

Regimental number4459
Place of birthAlbury, New South Wales
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBricklayer
AddressWattle Street, Peakhurst via Hurstville, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 11.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E M Jackson, Wattle Street, Peakhurst via Hurstville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Honorah JACKSON. Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date14 May 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked Sydney, 12 April 1917discharged (medically unfit: bronchitis), Sydney, 14 May 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 February 1930
Age at death49
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 10, 1875), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, JACKSON William Henry

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