Family group:

A Great War M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal H. Jackson, 9th, late 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers
Military Medal, G.V.R. (G-13140 Pte-L. Cpl., 9/R. Fus.); 1914-15 Star (13140 Pte., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-13140 Cpl., R. Fus.)

Three: Private O. Jackson, Royal Fusiliers
1914-15 Star (GS-13087 Pte., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-13087 Pte., R. Fus.) good very fine (7)
£440-550

Harold Jackson

Private Harold Jackson, 25th (Service) Battalion (Frontiersmen) Royal Fusiliers, entered the East African theatre of war on 4 May 1915. Wounded in action at the Soko Nassai River on 21 March 1916 and later invalided to England suffering from dysentery and fever. Later with the 9th (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers in France where he earned the Military Medal (London Gazette 16 July 1918) ‘for carrying messages under heavy machine-gun fire at the front’ (ref. newspaper clipping) North of Albert on 5 April 1918. With letter informing his mother he had been wounded in action; 36th Brigade card ‘for his gallant conduct on 5 April 1918 assisting operations North of Albert’ - this card in glazed frame, 225 x 195mm.; protection certificate; certificate of transfer to the reserve; newspaper clipping; and 12th Division card re. his distinguished service; together with copied m.i.c., gazette extract and other research.

Oliver Jackson

Private Oliver Jackson, Royal Fusiliers, entered the Asiatic theatre of war on 10 April 1915. With copied m.i.c.

The two were brothers - sons of Mrs Ada Jackson, of 193 Ashby Road, Hale, Cheshire.