Harold Jackson
Sergeant, 7th ( Service ) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
- Register No.
- 625 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 7th ( Service ) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment all East Yorkshire Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 22 March 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 8th May 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 2nd June, 1892 at Kirton, Boston, Lincolnshire
- Died
- 24th August, 1918 at Flers, France
- Memorial / grave
- burial ground at Glas Lane,Flers, France. Also on Kirton War Memorial, Boston, Lincolnshire and Wood Green, London
Digest of citation
On 22nd March, 1918 at Hermies, France, Sergeant Jackson Volunteered and went through the hostile barrage and brought back valuable information regarding the enemy's movements. Later, when the enemy had established themselves in our line, the sergeant single-handed bombed them out into the open. Again single-handed he stalked an enemy machine gun, threw Mills bombs at the detachments and put the gun out of action. On a subsequent occasion when all his officers had become casualties he led his company to the attack, withdrawing them successfully when ordered to do so. He repeatedly went out under fire and carried in wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JACKSON, Harold. (reg No. 625).
Sergeant. 7th ( Service ) Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment.
London Gazetted on 8th May 1918.
Born on 2nd June, 1892 at Kirton, Boston, Lincolnshire.
Died on 24th August, 1918 at Flers, France.
Memorial in burial ground at Glas Lane,Flers, France. Also on Kirton War Memorial, Boston, Lincolnshire and Wood Green, London.
Digest of Citation reads: On 22nd March, 1918 at Hermies, France, Sergeant Jackson Volunteered and went through the hostile barrage and brought back valuable information regarding the enemy's movements. Later, when the enemy had established themselves in our line, the sergeant single-handed bombed them out into the open. Again single-handed he stalked an enemy machine gun, threw Mills bombs at the detachments and put the gun out of action. On a subsequent occasion when all his officers had become casualties he led his company to the attack, withdrawing them successfully when ordered to do so. He repeatedly went out under fire and carried in wounded.
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Alf recorded the memorial as: burial ground at Glas Lane,Flers, France. Also on Kirton War Memorial, Boston, Lincolnshire and Wood Green, London
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