Alt Ref No | MR4/17/357 |
Acc No | 6035 |
Title | Papers of No. 3524261 Lance Corporal Edwin Jackson, The Manchester Regiment |
Description | 1 Record of Service Card, 1 Certificate of Service dated 12 Nov 1946, 1 Certificate of Service dated 20 Jun 1955, 1 Certificate of Attestation dated 18 Sep 1946 |
Date | 1946-1955 |
Extent | 4 items |
AdminHistory | Born on 3 Aug 1910, Lance Corporal Edwin Jackson enlisted in the Manchester Regiment on 14 Apr 1933 and served for 13 years with the regiment in the West Indies, Egypt and Palestine before the Second World War. In Sept 1938 he was sent to Singapore where in Feb 1942 he was captured and remained a prisoner of war in Malaya until Oct 1945 when he returned home. He then served on the reserve list from May 1946. In Sept 1946 Jackson re-enlisted into the Manchester Regiment serving over 8 years before being discharged in Jul 1955. |
Format | Printed document |
Ref No | GB131.MR/17/358 |