Willie Baxter Jackson (27988 Pte.)
| Willie Baxter Jackson | |||
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| A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour | |||
| Rank | Private | ||
| Number | 27988 | ||
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| Transferred ¥ | 5th Border Regiment | ||
| Former unit ‡ | 11th Border Regiment | ||
| Enlisted | Burnley, Lancashire | ||
| Resident | |||
| Born | Burnley, Lancashire | ||
| Died | 7 June 1918 | ||
| Where died | France and Flanders | ||
| How died | Died of wounds | ||
| Age | 25 | ||
| Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
| Grave/Memorial | Grave | ||
| Reference no. | II.O.4. | ||
| Resting place | Bellacourt Military Cemetery | ||
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| Definitions | |||
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| *All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries.*§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment).*‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment). |
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| *Son of Robert and Rebecca Jackson, of 270 Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire.*Previously employed as a weaver at Wood Top Manufacturing Mill, Burnley. |
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