Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Lapugnoy Military Cemetery | I. G. 35. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 19D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Charles and Sarah Jackson, of Chingford, Essex; husband of Florence Elizabeth Jackson, of 22, Duke's Avenue, Muswell Hill, London.Education & Career :
Educated King's College London.
Became a surveyor, and a member of the Surveyors Institute.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 19th Battalion London Regiment (St Pancras) |
1/19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras) August 1914 : at 76 High Street, Camden Town. Record same as 1/18th Bn. 10 March 1915 : landed at Le Havre. 11 May 1915 : formation became 141st Brigade in 47th (2nd London) Division. |
| Action : France & Flanders |
France & Flanders covers all the dates and corresponding locations which are outside the official battle nomenclature dates on the Western Front. Therefore the actions in which these men died could be considered 'normal' trench duty - the daily attrition losses which were an everyday fact of duty on the Western Front.
Citations & Commemorations :
Major Jackson was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 15 June, 1916] by General Sir Douglas Haig, for gallant and distinguished service in the field.Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Beacontree No. 1228 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th November 1906 | 5th December 1906 | 5th February 1907 |
Past Master
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley