JACKSON R.A.

Given Names:   Rupert Arthur

Service Number:  2615

Unit:  59th Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  27 Yrs   

Occupation:  Farrier                                                                                                       

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5¼ In                  

Weight:  137 Lbs

Chest:  33-36 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue/Grey

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Sarah Ann Jackson

20 Barkers Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Orita     

Embarked:  23/6/1919                               

Disembarked: 

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  29/9/1919                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  56352

Victory Medal:  55021

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1889

Place:  Brunswick, Victoria                      

Father:  Alfred JACKSON                        

Mother:  Sarah Ann WILLIAMS

MARRIAGE

Year:  1921     

Place:             

Spouse: Dulcie May SMITH

DEATH

Date or Year: 1925                                 

Place: Kew, Victoria                                

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Hawthorn Town Hall

Xavier College

Hawthorn Rowing Club

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS