Thomas Norman Jackson
Lance-Corporal, 1st Battalion. Coldstream Guards
- Register No.
- 627 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lance-Corporal (register: Lance Corporal) all Lance-Corporals →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. Coldstream Guards all Coldstream Guards VCs →
- Date of action
- 27 September 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 27th November, 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- 11th February 1897 at Swindon, Yorkshire
- Died
- 27th September, 1918 at Greencourt, France. (killed in
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- at Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, France
- Medal held by
- the Guards Regimental HQ
Digest of citation
On 27th September, 1918 at the Canal du Nord, near Graincourt, France, Lance-Corporal Jackson was the first to volunteer to follow his company Commander * across the canal in his rush against an enemy machine-gun post. With two comrades he followed his officer, rushed the post and captured two machine-guns. Later in the morning Corporal Jackson was the first to jump into a German trench which his platoon had to clear, but almost immediately he was killed. Throughout the day this NCO showed the greatest valour
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
JACKSON, Thomas Norman. (reg No. 627).
Lance-Corporal. 1st Battalion. Coldstream Guards.
London Gazetted on 27th November, 1918.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Guards Regimental HQ.
Born on 11th February 1897 at Swindon, Yorkshire.
Died on 27th September, 1918 at Greencourt, France. (killed in action).
Memorial on grave at Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, France.
Digest of Citation reads:. On 27th September, 1918 at the Canal du Nord, near Graincourt, France, Lance-Corporal Jackson was the first to volunteer to follow his company Commander * across the canal in his rush against an enemy machine-gun post. With two comrades he followed his officer, rushed the post and captured two machine-guns. Later in the morning Corporal Jackson was the first to jump into a German trench which his platoon had to clear, but almost immediately he was killed. Throughout the day this NCO showed the greatest valour.
* See C H FRISBY (reg No. 431) .
* See C H FRISBY (reg No. 431) .
action).
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