Thomas Norman Jackson
English posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lance Corporal Thomas Norman Jackson VC (11 February 1897 – 27 September 1918) was a British Army soldier and an English posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces, during the First World War.
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Thomas Norman Jackson VC | |
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Born | (1897-02-11)11 February 1897 Swinton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 27 September 1918(1918-09-27) (aged 21) † Canal du Nord, France |
Buried | Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, Graincourt-les-Havrincourt |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1915–1918 |
Rank | Lance Corporal |
Service number | 31034 |
Unit | Coldstream Guards |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
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