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Ernest JACKSON

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Surname: JACKSON

Forename(s): Ernest

Place of Birth: Skipton, Yorkshire

Service No: 11890

Rank: A/Corporal

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion

Division: 11th (Northern) Division

Age: 20

Date of Death: 1916-09-14

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: V. B. 2.

CWGC Cemetery: LONSDALE CEMETERY, AUTHUILLE

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Ernest Jackson was the son of Hammond and Alice Jackson, née Fletcher and brother of Private William Jackson (33529) (q.v.). Both of their parents were born at Liversedge, Yorkshire.

1901 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 3, Westmorland Street - Ernest Jackson, aged 5 years, born Skipton, son of Hammond and Alice Jackson.

1911 Skipton, Yorkshire Census: 13, Devonshire Street - Ernest Jackson, aged 15 years, born Skipton, son of Hammond and [stepson of] Annie Jackson. [Hammond had married Annie Black in 1905.]

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: A/Cpl Ernest Jackson, 11890, West Riding Regiment. Theatre of War first served in: (2B) Balkans. Date of entry therein: 7 July 1915.

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

JACKSON, Cpl. Ernest, aged 20, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jackson, Rockwood Lodge, Skipton, killed in action Sept. 14, 1916.

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A/Corporal Ernest JACKSON

A/Corporal Ernest JACKSON

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 11th (Northern) Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 11th (Northern) Division

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Surname: JACKSON

Forename(s): Ernest

Born: Skipton, Yorks

Residence:

Enlisted: Skipton

Number: 11890

Rank: A/Cpl

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion: 8th Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 14/09/16

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

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Surname: JACKSON

Forename(s): E

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 11890

Rank: Corporal

Regiment: Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

Unit: 8th Bn.

Age:

Awards:

Died Date: 14/09/1916

Additional Information:

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27 August 1915

LANCE CORPORAL JACKSON

Another Skiptonian serving with the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's also figures in the casualty list as wounded, viz., Lance Corporal Ernest Jackson, son of Mr. H. Jackson, 57, Gargrave Road, Skipton.

Formerly in the employ of Messrs. G. H. Mason and Sons, High Street, Skipton, Lance Corporal Jackson enlisted early in the war and went to the front about two months ago. It was during one of his first experiences in the trenches that he met with his injury.

Lance Corporal Arthur Jackson, an elder brother, is also in hospital suffering from illness. He is serving with the 6th Battalion Duke of Wellington’s in France.

20 October 1916

SKIPTON CORPORAL REPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING

Corporal E. Jackson, of the West Riding Regiment, and son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jackson, of 57, Gargrave Road, Skipton, has been officially reported missing and also thought to be wounded. Letters have also been received by the parents from comrades confirming the information. Corporal Jackson was also wounded at the landing at Gallipoli, and after recuperating at a hospital in Egypt he returned to the Dardanelles, and had been in France since July 1st. Two of his brothers are also serving – Pte. Arthur Jackson, who has been in France 12 months, and is now at Clipstone Camp, and Pte. W. Jackson, who is on his way to Mesopotamia. Corporal Jackson, before enlisting, was employed by Messrs. G. H. Mason and Sons, plumbers, Skipton.

27 July 1917

MISSING TEN MONTHS NOW REPORTED KILLED – CORPL. ERNEST JACKSON, SKIPTON

Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Jackson, of Rockwood Lodge, Skipton, received information from the Infantry Records Office, York, on Wednesday, that the War Office had now come to the conclusion that their son, Corpl. Ernest Jackson, West Riding Regiment, was killed in action on September 14th 1916. Twenty years of age, Corpl. Jackson enlisted in August 1914, and first went out to the Dardanelles where he was wounded in the leg and was treated at a hospital in Egypt. On his recovery he returned to his regiment at Sulva Bay, and in August 1916 he was transferred to France and reported missing the following month. Numerous enquiries were subsequently made respecting his whereabouts, but no satisfactory information was received prior to Wednesday. Previous to the war deceased was an apprentice in the employ of Messrs. Mason and Sons, plumbers, Skipton, and was closely connected with the Trinity Wesleyan Chapel, being a teacher in the Sunday School.

03 August 1917

CORPORAL ERNEST JACKSON, SKIPTON

We are able to reproduce a photograph of Corporal Ernest Jackson, West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Jackson, of Rockwood Lodge, Skipton, who, as reported in last week’s ‘Craven Herald’, has now been assumed by the War Office to have been killed on September 14th 1916.

09 August 1918

JACKSON – In loving memory of Willie Jackson, who died on the 10th August, 1917, at Mesopotamia; also of Ernest Jackson, who was killed in action on the 14th September, 1916.

From Mother, Father, Sister and Brother, Rockwood Lodge, Skipton.

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27 August 1915

SKIPTON LADS WOUNDED IN THE DARDANELLES

The 8th West Riding (Duke of Wellington’s) Regiment to which a large number of Skipton lads are attached, left England about five or six weeks ago to take part in the operations in the Dardanelles, and the regiment (or a portion of it) has now been in the firing line for about a fortnight. The fighting, as it is well known, has been of a very fierce character, and news was received last weekend that two Skipton lads had been wounded in action viz., Lance Corporal Ernest Jackson, son of Mr. H. Jackson of 57, Gargrave Road, and Private James Edward Laycock, son of Mr. Fred Laycock of the Cock and Bottle Inn, Swadford Street, Skipton.

The parents of both lads received official notice that their sons had been wounded, but no particulars were given.

On Saturday morning Mr. Jackson received a letter from France stating that his eldest son, Lance Corporal Arthur Jackson, of the 6th West Riding Regiment, had been admitted to hospital suffering from an illness, which, however, was not serious.

10 September 1915

SKIPTON MAN IN HOSPITAL

A letter has been received from Lance-Corporal Ernest Jackson, who was wounded during the landing of the 8th West Riding (Duke of Wellington’s) Regiment in the Dardanelles. He is the son of Mr. H. Jackson of Gargrave Road, Skipton, and in his letter he says that he has been wounded in the leg and is now in hospital at Port Said. He is progressing favourably.

20 October 1916

SKIPTON SOLDIER MISSING

Corporal E. Jackson, of the West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jackson, of 57 Gargrave Road, Skipton, has been officially reported missing. Comrades have also written home stating that he has been wounded and is missing. Corporal Jackson had previously been wounded in the landing at Gallipoli, and after recuperating in hospital in Egypt he returned to the Dardanelles. He had been in France since July 1st. Corporal Jackson has also two brothers serving – Pte. Arthur Jackson and Willie Jackson. The former has been in France twelve months and is now at Clipstone, while the latter is at present on his way to Mesopotamia. Corporal Jackson, prior to the war, was employed by Messrs. G. H. Mason and Sons, plumbers, Skipton.

27 July 1917

JACKSON – Killed in action, Sept. 14th, 1916, Corpl. Ernest Jackson, of the West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Jackson, of Rockwood Lodge, Skipton, aged 20 years.

27 July 1917

ANOTHER SKIPTON SOLDIER KILLED

Official news was received from the Infantry Record Office, York, on Wednesday morning that Corporal Ernest Jackson, of the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Jackson, of Rockwood Lodge, Skipton, was killed in action on September 14th, 1916. Corporal Jackson, who was 20 years of age, enlisted in August, 1914, and first went out with his regiment to the Dardanelles, where he was wounded in the leg. He was treated in hospitals at Alexandria and Cairo, and on his recovery he returned to his regiment at Suvla Bay. He was afterwards transferred to France in August, 1916, and was reported missing in September of the same year. Numerous inquiries were made to ascertain his whereabouts, but no satisfactory news was received until Wednesday last, when they heard of his death. Prior to enlisting he was employed as an apprentice to Messrs. G. H. Mason and Sons, plumbers, High Street, Skipton. He was actively associated with the Trinity Wesleyans, being formerly a teacher in the Sunday school.

31 August 1917

SKIPTON SOLDIER DIES IN MESOPOTAMIA

Mr. and Mrs. Hammond Jackson, of Rockwood Lodge, Skipton, received official information on Wednesday last that their son, Gunner Willie Jackson, of the Machine Gun Section, had died on August 10th from enteric fever in Mesopotamia. Gunner Jackson, who was 19 years of age, enlisted in December, 1915, and went out to Mesopotamia on September 1st, 1916. He was formerly employed in the bakery department of the Skipton Co-operative Society. He was a member of the Trinity Wesleyan Chapel Choir and also a teacher in the Sunday school. In June last he suffered from dysentery but on his recovery he rejoined his regiment. He was one of the first along with a number of other Skipton lads to enter Bagdad, and also took part in the re-capture of General Townsend’s guns. A letter was only received from him on Monday last, in which he stated that he was in the best of health. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson had another son, Corporal Ernest Jackson, killed in action on September 14th, 1916. They still have another son, Corporal Arthur Jackson, who is attached to the Duke of Wellington’s West Riding Regiment, and is at present stationed at Clipstone, where he is acting as n instructor. He was a Territorial prior to the outbreak of war, and after serving thirteen months in France his time expired, but he rejoined in August, 1916.

09 August 1918

In loving memory of Willie Jackson, who died August 18th, 1917, in Mesopotamia. Also of Ernest Jackson, who was killed in action on the 14th September, 1916.

– From Father, Mother, Sister and Brothers, Rockwood Lodge, Skipton.

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