Hamilton Ray Jackson

A Second Lieutenant with the Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport, Hamilton died on 26th of July 1917 at the age of 27. 

Hamilton was born at Lowestoft on 23 September 1889, a son of Allan Heslop Jackson and Eva Lindley Jackson. He was baptised at Saint Margaret’s Church, Lowestoft, on 28 October 1889.  In 1891 his family lived at 55 High Street, Lowestoft. Later his parents lived at Thatched House, Beccles. 

From June 1899 Hamilton attended Sir John Leman School, Beccles, and then, from December 1899, attended Christ’s Hospital School, Hertford. 

Before the First World War Hamilton worked as an engineer and travelled overseas. 

Hamilton volunteered and enlisted in the Army. He joined the Army Service Corps, service number M2/099910. He was posted to France on 30 August 1915. By early 1917 he was an Acting Sergeant. Hamilton was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps on 23 June 1917. 

Hamilton was attached to 245 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery when he died of wounds on 26 July 1917. 

A letter from a Major to his mother, was quoted in The Evening Star, 3 August 1917, page 4:

He was killed whilst carrying out a dangerous and difficult task over whish his conduct was exemplary, inspiring confidence in all his men.

No other details of what happened to Hamilton are known, but all official sources state that he died of wounds. 

See: Christ's Hospital (chwarmemorial.org.uk)

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