Private James Job Jackson
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1879-06-08
Place of birth: Southpark Lancashire England
Next of kin: James Jackson (father), 38 Shakespeare St., Southpark, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Laborer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, IV. A. 20.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 427803
Highest Rank:
Private
(42nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 42nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Advance on Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618192
LAC ID:
485251
Service file: B4749-S016
Uploader's Notes:
Previous military experience - 27th Light Horse (militia) and a (possibly A) battery Artillery Guelph.
His attestation bears two signatures and stamps: (signed) T G Perret? Major, Officer Commanding 68th Overseas Battalion; (signed) Herbert Snell Lieutenant Colonel, Cmdg. 46th Battalion, C.E.F.
On the back of the form it is signed by H(enry) Davison Pickett, Major (later Lt. Col) 60th Rifles, Recruiting Officer
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 42nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-06-15