| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0378 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Jackson, Herbert Kohry |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1928 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/663 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Jackson, Herbert Kohry (Corporal, b.? - d.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 3671 Corporal Herbert Kohry Jackson, 8 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, France, 1916. Collection includes photostat copies of letters written by Corporal Jackson to his family in Melbourne. Letters describe the voyage to Egypt; training in Egypt and active service in France. Location of original letters unknown.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Served with the 8th Battalion, AIF. Killed in action 27 July 1916 at Pozieres. Orchardist, of Hawthorn, Victoria; born Hawthorn; educated at Auburn (Vic.) State School; enlisted in the AIF on 1 December 1915; age at time of death, 24 years 8 months.