| Surname: | Jackson |
| Initials: | R N |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/3153 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 1/8/15. Shown as (5a) East Africa, 19/5/16 on medal roll page B 188. He enlisted in the MMP 31/5/16 age 24 years, occupation Carting Agent, home address 4 South View, Agbrigg, Wakefield. Formerly served in the Yorkshire Dragoons, No. 2455 and was discharged 16/3/16 time expired he then re enlisted in the MMP. Served Home 6/3/14 to 4/8/14, embodied 5/8/14 to 30/7/15, BEF 31/7/15 to 2/3/16, Home 3/3/16 to 5/3/16, Home 31/5/16 to 18/8/16, East African Exp Force 19/8/16 to 12/3/19, En Route 13/3/19 to 23/8/20, Home 13/5/19 to 11/6/19, class Z reserve 12/6/19. He re enlisted in the Yorkshire Dragoons. No. 386611 and was discharged 22/8/25. Address in 1919: E E Jackson, haulage Contractor, Oulerton, Sheffield. He has 2 x medal cards, 1 x Yorkshire Dragoons 1915 Star, Victory & War Medals and 2 x MMP Victory and War Medals. A letter in his army record from the Pontefract Recruiting Officer to Military Police Aldershot dated 6/5/16 reads: With reference to your No. R.O.414 of the 5th May accepting Roland Jackson for the Military Mounted Police, I beg to inform you that the place of residence of this man is in the centre of an area which is infected with small-pox, and all recruiting from this infected area is stopped. I have therefore warned the man that he is not to move until further orders. Rowland Norton Jackson. |