| Service number | NX84357 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1907-07-27 |
| Death Date | 1943-09-25 |
| Death Place | New Guinea |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | New Guinea |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private Alan Thomas Jackson
Description
Private Alan Thomas Jackson enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 17 January 1942. After a period of training in Dubbo, New South Wales, he embarked for overseas service as a reinforcement to 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion. With this unit, he trained and served in the Middle East. In early 1943, Private Jackson returned to Australia and underwent jungle training. He was then deployed to New Guinea with his unit. Private Jackson was wounded in action during the Allied offensive at, Finschhafen, New Guinea in September 1943. He was killed when the dressing station at which he was being treated was bombed on 25 September 1943. Private Alan Thomas Jackson is buried at Lae War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 27 July 1907 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 17 January 1942 | |
| Date of death | 25 September 1943 |