The Bowes Museum Jackson Wilfred

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Name:

Wilfred Jackson

Casualty No.:

Initials:

Service No.:

72251

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Hutton Magna

Age at Death:

Ranks:

Private

Unit:

1st Batt. Devonshire Regiment

Teesdale Township:

Hutton Magna

Place Enlisted:

Home Address:

Hutton Magna

Civilian Employment:

Cause of Death:

died of wounds

Date of Death:

27-January-18

Place of Death:

France

Battles & Campaigns:

Locally Commemorated:

UK Commemorated:

Basastre Communal Cemetery

Overseas Commemorated:

Buried:

Decoration and Medals:

Service :

Army

Service Records:

Death Notice/Obituary:

Family Details:

Son of John and Mary Jackson

His brother Robert also served in the tank regiment but was gassed and sent home

Notes:

Quarry man

Wilfred's wooden cross grave marker was brought back from France and kept in his parents loft for over 60 years

Images:

Sources:

Family Details: Marian Lewis Talk July 19th 2014; Notes: Marian Lewis Talk July 19th 2014; First Name: Commonwealth War Graves Commision; Last Name: Commonwealth War Graves Commision; Service: Commonwealth War Graves Commision; Age at Death: Commonwealth War Graves Commision; Cause of Death: Commonwealth War Graves Commision; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor L:aw Union 1914; Last Name: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Initials: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Unit: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Teesdale Townships: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Cause of Death: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Place of Death: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Date of Death Day: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Date of Death Month: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201); Date of Death Year: Hutton Magna Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. RD/St 201);