Personal Details
Born: 4 January 1899 in Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Family: He was the youngest of eight children born to Joseph Jackson, a goods porter, and his wife Emma. He married Nellie Allman in 1921 in Whitchurch and together they had two children – Vera and Dennis.
Residence: In 1901 he lived at 10 Pepper Street, Whitchurch; by 1911 the family had moved to 14 Sherrymill Hill, the address shown on the 1919 Absent Voters’ Register. In 1939 he was living at 8 Liverpool Road, Whitchurch.
Employment: In 1917 he was a mechanic at W H Smith Iron Foundry; in 1939 he was a motor engineer.
Died: In 1967, aged 68, in Whitchurch.
Military Details
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Rank: Private
Service Number: M/298311
Date of Enlistment: 7 February 1917
Date of Discharge: 30 November 1919
Reason for Discharge: Demobilisation
Other Information: Suffered from heart and knee trouble.
None awarded as did not serve overseas