Private Michael Jackson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1874-04-02
Place of birth: Tracadie Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: Margaret Jackson, wife, Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Found Dead
Religion: Baptist
Date of death:
1918-11-03
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Champagnole Communal Cemetery, C. 5.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 931303
Highest Rank:
Private
(No. 2 Canadian Construction Company)
Rank detail
Private, No. 2 Canadian Construction Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 325726
LAC ID:
478850
Service file: B4752-S020
Uploader's Notes:
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Son of Mrs. Mary Jackson, of 140, Young St., Truro, Nova Scotia, husband of Marguerite Jackson.
The No. 2 Construction Battalion (an all Black battalion) served in France with the majority of the men being assigned to the No. 5 Canadian Forestry Corps (Jura Group).
The War Diaries indicate that this man was found dead on November 3, 1918 but the cause was unknown.
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[Private Army Canadian Engineers No. 2 Construction Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2012-01-30