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18 February 1917 : Pte. John Jackson

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John was born in 1890 in Burnley. Before the war he was employed as a cotton weaver but was conscripted into service in 1916. Initially he joined the East Lancashire Regiment (as 28410) in Preston before being transferred to the 11th Bn. Suffolk Regiment for active service. Serving on the Western front from mid-1916, John saw action in the latte...