WW1 DIED DISEASE MEDALS AND DEATH PLAQUE EDWARD JACKSON 2ND SOUTH AFRICA ARMY
$140.00
SOLD
Offered is a British War and South African (Bilingual) Victory Medal 1914 – 18, both impressed named PTE E. JACKSON. 2 ND S.A.I.BGDE.; The medals are swing mounted for display. Memorial Plaque named EDWARD JACKSON. Comes with copies of pension card to widow and Commonwealth War Graves extract.
Private Edward Jackson died in South Africa 14/2/1917 as a result of a ‘liver abscess following dysentery’ and is buried in his hometown of Port Elizabeth. At the time he was serving with the 2nd Regiment South African Infantry Brigade (2nd Regiment from Natal and the Orange Free State) and could have been a casualty from France sent home. His widow Ellen Mary Jackson was born 6/4/1865 and it is probable that Edward was of the same vintage and may have fought in the Boer War as most of the initial recruits had previous military experience.
