BORN HULL 1899. SON OF ARTHUR JACKSON AND SARAH HANNAH HUNT, OF DIVISION ROAD, HULL ADDRESS AND 16 OXFORD STREET, CLEETHORPES. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE LIVED IN CLEETHORPES AND AT 21 SAVOK ROAD GRIMSBY, WHERE HE WORKED AS A LABOURER. HE ENLISTED IN GRIMSBY, ON 31/03/1917, AGED 18 YEARS AND 95 DAYS. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 7.5 INCHES TALL, 120 LBS WEIGHT, 34 INCH CHEST, AND “FAIR” PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. TRAINED WITH THE 8TH YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, AT RUGELEY CAMP. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 31/01/1918. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 22485, WITH THE 2/4TH DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S (WEST RIDING) REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 20/07/1918, AGED 19. HE HAD SERVED IN THE ARMY FOR 1 YEAR AND 197 DAYS. UNMARRIED. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, ARTHUR. HE ALSO LEFT 3 BROTHERS AND 3 SISTERS, AT 16 OXFORD STREET, CLEETHORPES.
HE IS BURIED AT MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY, AT THE MARNE, FRANCE.
Jackson, Wilfred
First name:
WILFRED
Military Number:
22485
Rank:
Private
Date Died
20/07/1918
Place died:
Marfaux British Cemetery, Marne, France
Age:
19
