Major-General

Herbert William Jackson

CB CSI DSO
Born(1872-06-09)9 June 1872
Died9 September 1940(1940-09-09) (aged 68)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankMajor-General
AwardsCB, CSI, DSO

Major-General Herbert William Jackson CB CSI DSO (9 June 1872 – 9 September 1940) was an officer of the British Indian Army.[1]

Life

Herbert William Jackson was the son of Major W.W. Jackson and was born on 9 June 1872.[2] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, where he graduated 81st in 1890.[3]

He was gazetted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's own) in 1891.[4] He transferred to the Indian Staff College in 1893 and joined the 17th Regiment of Madras Infantry.[5] He saw active service in Burma (1895–96), China, the Western Front during World War I, Afghanistan (1919–20), East Persia and Waziristan. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1918. In 1920 he was appointed CSI and in 1925 was made CB.[4]

Jackson married Eileen, daughter of Lt-General Sir R. Wapshire (Indian Army). They had one daughter. He retired from the Army in 1927 and settled in Cheltenham. Herbert William Jackson died on 9 September 1940.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Jackson, Maj.-Gen. Herbert William, (9 June 1872–9 Sept. 1940)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U211832. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
  2. ↑ Who was Who Vol. III, 1929-1940 (London, 1967edn.)
  3. ↑ Bedford Modern School (Bedford, England), VIPAN, Herbert Edwin (21 April 1901). A register of the old boys of the Bedford Modern School. Compiled and edited by H.E. Vipan ... Together with a few chapters on its history and institutions. W.J. Robinson. p. 64. OCLC 557698898 – via Open WorldCat.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 3 Who was Who
  5. ↑ Vipan, Register
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