Private 2173 John Jackson DCM
John Jackson joined the Territorial
7th Essex Battalion on 17 June 1913 and so was
mobilised at the outbreak of war. After training in the UK he
sailed with the Battalion landing on 11 August 1915 at
Gallipoli.
On 16 August 1915, just five days after
he arrived, he received wounds at Sulva Bay from which he was
never to recover as on 5th May 1916 following treatment he was
discharged from the Army and awarded a Silver War Badge.
He was obviously very active in those
five days. The war diary does not mention his role but records
the trouble with Turkish snipers and the large number of
casualties from sniping.
On 3 June 1916 the London Gazette
records the award of a DCM. The citation reads - For conspicuous
gallantry in stalking and shooting snipers, frequently alone.
On 13 July 1916, he appeared in the
London Gazette again, this time Mentioned in despatches.
He was awarded the British War Medal,
Victory Medal, 1915 Star Croix de Guerre and the DCM.
In April 1916 on his return to Yeovil
following treatment he married Louisa Barrett
John
died on 8 December 1916, at the age of 44 years, from wounds
suffered at Sulva Bay,at his home in Gordon Road, Yeovil.
