We remember William John Jackson

We remember William John Jackson

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Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan United Kingdom Source:6982535 1892
1910
enlistment UK United Kingdom Source:6979618 15th September 1910
1910
location Recruiting Office, SWB Depôt, Brecon Barracks, The Watton, Brecon United Kingdom military residence address Source:6979618 15th September 1910
1911
service British Army Private 10521 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:6982535 2nd April 1911
1912
children William J Jackson Jnr Source:9388642 1912
1912
marriage Susan Knight Source:9388639 1912
1914
service British Army Lance Corporal 10521 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Source:2077707 23rd September 1914
1914
theatres Tsingtau :6h Source:2077707 23rd September 1914
1914
location SWB camp, Lao Shan Bay, 30 miles from Tsingtao China military residence address Source:9388633 23rd September 1914 - 24th September 1914
1914
location HMHS Delta, departing Sha-tzu-kou Bay, destination Hong Kong China military residence address Source:9388633 18th November 1914 - 22nd November 1914
1914
location HM Troopship to destination of Plymouth, departing Hong Kong China military residence address Source:9388633 4th December 1914 - 15th January 1915
1915
location SS Canada, to destination of Alexandria via Malta, leaving Avonmouth Dock, Bristol United Kingdom military residence address Source:9388633 17th March 1915 - 29th March 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:6982533 25th April 1915
1915
location "B" Company disembarkation at S Beach, Morto Bay, Cape Helles, Gallipoli peninsula Turkey military residence address Source:9388633 25th April 1915
1915
awards Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration Source:6982533 15th August 1915
1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8507401 26th January 1916
1916
theatres Balkans :2 Source:9388436 1916 - September 1918
1919
discharge Source:6979618 13th March 1919
1919
service British Army Serjeant 10521 South Wales Borderers Source:6979618 13th March 1919
1940
death Source:9392365 1940

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William John
Initials WJ
Last Name Jackson,
Source 6982533
Last Name Jackson
Source 6982533
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
"B" Company disembarkation at S Beach, Morto Bay, Cape Helles, Gallipoli peninsula Turkey military residence address 25th April 1915
HM Troopship to destination of Plymouth, departing Hong Kong China military residence address 4th December 1914 - 15th January 1915
HMHS Delta, departing Sha-tzu-kou Bay, destination Hong Kong China military residence address 18th November 1914 - 22nd November 1914
Recruiting Office, SWB Depôt, Brecon Barracks, The Watton, Brecon United Kingdom military residence address 15th September 1910
SS Canada, to destination of Alexandria via Malta, leaving Avonmouth Dock, Bristol United Kingdom military residence address 17th March 1915 - 29th March 1915
SWB camp, Lao Shan Bay, 30 miles from Tsingtao China military residence address 23rd September 1914 - 24th September 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 10521 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Private
British Army 10521 South Wales Borderers Serjeant
British Army 10521 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Lance Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
DCM British Award/Decoration
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William J Jackson Jnr son 1912
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Susan Knight wife 1912

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Silver War Badge Roll Transcription Keith1947
WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations Transcription Keith1947
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Keith1947
Medal Index Cards Transcription Keith1947
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Keith1947
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Keith1947
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Keith1947

External Evidence

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BWM & VM roll for South Wales Borderers other ranks Keith1947
A Clash of Empires, the South Wales Borderers at Tsingtao, 1914 Keith1947
They Shall Not Grow Old film Charlotte33
Gallipoli Diary: 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers Keith1947
Western Front War Diary: 2nd Bn South Wales Borderers Keith1947
Salonika War Diary: 7th Bn South Wales Borderers Keith1947
South Wales Borderers in 1914 Keith1947
The History of the South Wales Borderers 1914 - 1918 Keith1947

Multimedia

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Distinguished Conduct Medal Keith1947
Glamorganshire map Keith1947
South Wales Borderers at Tsingtao Keith1947
Japanese soldiers, South Wales Borderers and Sikhs Keith1947
Japanese soldier Keith1947
Japanese forces at Tsingtau Keith1947
Japanese Soldier 1914 Keith1947
Tsingtao Reenactors in 2010 Keith1947
Training before Gallipoli deployment Keith1947
Training before deployment - R.N.D. of M.E.F. Keith1947
Toy soldier box art Keith1947

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