Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Major E. S. Jackson, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast, South Africa 1901 (Major E. S. Jackson, 6/Drgns.); British War and Victory Medals (Major E. S. Jackson) first with edge bruising, very fine and better (3)
£400-500

Edmund Sylvester Jackson was born on 31 December 1865. Commissioned a Lieutenant in the North Staffordshire Regiment, 29 August 1885 and transferred to the 6th Dragoons in February 1889. Promoted to Captain in March 1898 and Major in August 1902. Retired and transferred to the Reserve of Officers on 14 October 1905.

During the Boer War he served in operations in the Orange Free State, March-May 1900. He then served in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July-November 1900, including the actions at Reit Vlei and Belfast. He was again in the Transvaal, November 1900-April 1901, serving as Assistant Provost Marshal from 16 January 1901. Jackson was severely wounded (originally reported killed) near Klipstaple on 22 April 1901.

With the onset of the Great War he returned to service, being employed as a Major with the 4th (Western) Cavalry Depot, August 1914 and Major and 2i/c of the 2nd Reserve Regiment of Cavalry, November 1914. Major Jackson entered France in March 1917 and in June was appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General on the Staff.

Major Jackson was the author of the regimental history, The Inniskilling Dragoons, The Records of an Old Heavy Cavalry Regiment, 1909.

He died at his home - North Cheriton House, Templecombe, Somerset.

With copied research.