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JACKSON, John
(Service number 7/1481)

Aliases
First Rank Trooper Last Rank

Birth

Date 16 December 1886 Place of Birth Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date 1 July 1915 Age 28
Address at Enlistment The Kennels, Tahuna Park, Otago
Occupation Horse Trainer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Mrs J. Kann (sister), Naylor Street, Waimate
Religion Protestant
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation 6th Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date 14 August 1915
Transport Tofua
Embarked From Wellington Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns Egyptian, Mudros (Lemnos), Egypt
Service Medals 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 14 November 1976 Age 89
Place of Death Waimate
Cause
Notices Internal Affairs Notification, Military personnel file
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Sources

Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)

External Links

Related Documents

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Researched and Written by

Ted Hansen, SC branch NZSG

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