JACKSON, George William
(Service number 7/352)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Bell's Boardinghouse, Moorehouse Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | George John Jackson (father), 16 South Street, Kuripuni, Masterton, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti and/or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 July 1915 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Egypt | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
George Jackson was the son of G. I. and A. C. Jackson, of Masterton, New Zealand.
Sources
Cenotaph databse [August 2013]
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Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum)
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