Citation(s);
Military service
Age:
29
Rank:
Captain
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Division:
10th Bn.
Birth:
March 28, 1892
Karachi, India
Enlistment:
October 21, 1915
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
January 25, 1922
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
45. 16. 2.
Additional information
Son of Dr. M. J. and Rosa Juliet Jackson, Aldergrove, British Columbia.
Additional citations
Military Cross, London Gazette, 30507, dated 4 February 1918.
Digital gallery of Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson
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Photo of Hector John Roderick Jackson
Capt. Hector John Roderick Jackson, M.C. Photo taken in France, 1917 -
Photo of Hector Jackson
Lt. Hector John Roderick Jackson, circa 1916 -
Grave Marker
Grave of Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson MC who served with the 10th Battn. C.E.F. Born in Karachi India (English parents) on March 27th 1892. Hector first enlisted into the 6th Field Company Canadian Engneers C.E.F. at North Vancouver BC on Oct. 21st 1915 listing his occupation as "Driver & Bridge Carpenter" Hector was awarded the Military Cross for Valour in the field in 1918. He died at Vancouver BC on Jan. 25th 1920 at the age of 27. He was laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC. -
Cross of Sacrifice
Memorial cross in the section where Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson MC was laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC. -
Vancouver (Mountain View) Cemetery
Cemetery view of the section where Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson MC was laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery of Vancouver BC.
Digital gallery of
Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson
Digital gallery of
Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson
Digital gallery of
Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson
Digital gallery of
Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson
Digital gallery of
Captain Hector John Roderick Jackson
VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN VIEW) CEMETERY British Columbia, Canada
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