JACKSON, William
(Service number 23/1078)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 1 September 1890 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 28 May 1915 | Age | 24 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of J. McKenzie, Dunsandel | ||
| Occupation | Saddler | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Alice Philips (sister), River Road, Temuka, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | D Company, 1st Battalion | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian, Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 January 1923 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | War related problems | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Educated at Temuka District High School
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
External Links
Related Documents
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Researched and Written by
Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum); Ted Hansen, SC branmch NZSG
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