JACKSON, John
| Service Number: | NX72749 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 28 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 29 April 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 30, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Alumny Creek School & District WW2 Honour Roll (NSW), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX72749, Grafton, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX72749 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 29 Apr 1945: | Involvement Corporal, NX72749, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX72749 Acting Corporal John Jackson, 8th Divisional Provost Company, Australian Army Provost Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Acting Corporal Jackson, aged 29, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 29 April 1945. He was the son of Kathleen Jackson. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 30..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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