Identity
Person No.
10791
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John William
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Delville Wood. In the late afternoon Capt John Jackson (3rd Bn C Coy) was inspecting the lines on the southern perimeter held by A and C Companies of the 3rd Bn. A heavy attack was made from their rear, and the positions of the two companies were overrun. The Germans had approached through the devastated wood. Jackson was killed and buried where he had fallen. The remnants of A and C Coys were taken prisoner and escorted northwards through the Wood
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
3rd Regiment South African Infantry, Jackson To Elliot photograph
Notes
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Jackson, of Thornton Heath, Little Sutton, Cheshire, England; husband of Annie Barbara Frances Jackson, of Winburg, Orange Free State. Born Willaston, Cheshire
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "3rd Regiment South African Infantry, Jackson To Elliot photograph". Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
Citations
LG Sup 4 January 1917 pg. 262
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