WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| 31140 36695 |
Private George Henry Jackson | Notts. & Derby 1/7th Sherwood Foresters The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry |
Born 1888 |
| Medal Card | Awarded Victory and British medals | ||
| The Robinhoods.org.uk | The 1/7th was known as the Robin Hood Battalion. In May 1916 the 1/7th Sherwood Foresters, part of the 139th Brigade, 46th (North Midland) Division, moved to Fonquevillers on the Somme to prepare for the upcoming offensive. In total 18 Divisions would be committed to the attack. The Robin Hoods’ went into the line opposite Gommecourt on the very northern limit of the planned battlefield. |
We do not have an enlistment date for him so we do not really
know which unit he was with at any particular time! For the AVL he was with the Sherwood’s but the RoH (3 years later) has him with the KSLI, so he may have ended the war with them. |
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| Roll of Honour | Wounded twice on Western Front | ||
| AVL | Address Market Place | ||
Family history etc
| George Henry Jackson | |||
| 1888 | Born Bingham | ||
| 1891 census | Living in Market Place, Bingham with: Father: John, b.1855 Bingham Mother: Harriett, b. 1856 Bingham Sisters: Mary, b. 1880 Bingham Rebecca, b. 1887 Bingham Eliza, b. 1890 Bingham |
Bricklayer’s labourer |
Father died 1900 Neé Cowdell |
| 1901 Census | Living in Market Place with: Mother: Harriett Siblings: Louisa, b.1890 Harry, b. 1894 Fred, b. 1897 AND Lily Cowdell, b. 1900 |
Widowed Nursing Child |
Louisa appears to be written in error. Should be Eliza. No Louisa in Free BMD |
| 1911 Census | Living in Market Place with: Mother: Harriett Siblings: Eliza Fred AND Niece: Lily Cowdell |
Waggoner on farm Tinker School |
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| Electoral registers | 1921-31: Living in Market Place with mother | ||
| 1939 Register | Market Place: George H Jackson, b. 13 Jan 1885 [original is 1858 amended to 88!), single Lily Cowdell,l b. 17 Aug 1900, single Edna J Jackson (later Broughton), b. 20Apr 1915, single Harriett, b. 1 Nov 1860, widowed |
Cowman on farm Progress Clerk, Fine Chemical Gelenical Manufacturer Shop assistant/ Vegetable Food Store Unpaid domestic duties |
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| March 1947 | Harriett died | ||
| March 1970 | George died | ||