| Accession Number | P08496.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Iris Studios |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 845 Sergeant, later Lieutenant, Norman Leslie Jackson, 29th Battalion, of Port ...
Description
Studio portrait of 845 Sergeant, later Lieutenant, Norman Leslie Jackson, 29th Battalion, of Port Melbourne, Vic. An accountant prior to enlisting in July 1915, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant (Sgt) on 1 November. Sgt Jackson embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 10 November 1915. Following some months in Suez, Sgt Jackson and his unit arrived in France on 23 June 1916. In January 1917 Sgt Jackson was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and on 28 May he was promoted to Lieutenant (Lt). A few weeks later he became ill and was sent to England for treatment. He was diagnosed with trench fever in July and did not return to France until February 1918. Lt Jackson was killed in action in France, probably at Morlancourt, on 23 July 1918. He was 27 years of age.