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Fred Thorley Jackson (1906-1991)

Soldier
Rank:Corporal, later Sergeant
Service No:7922614
Squadron:C
Role:Tank Commander
Known as:Jacko
Award(s):Military Medal (Gazetted 1 Mar 1945) [Citation]
Mentioned in:
War Diary
31 Dec 1944
23H Story
Page 74, Page 106, Page 269
Images:[Photo 1]
[Photo 2, 'Monkey' Blacker also in shot]
[Photo 3, Fred on the right. C Squadron's ARV behind]
Civilian
Occupation:Landlord of the Kings Head Inn, Beal, Yorkshire
Residence:1 Sudforth Lane, Beal (1939-47),
The King's Head Inn, Beal (1948-),
Kings Head Bungalow, Main Street, Beal
Birth:3 Jun 1906 in Beal, Yorkshire
Death:15 Feb 1991 in Pontefract
Marriage:to Amy Baxter registered Jun 1929 in Pontefract, Yorkshire
Children:1 son (1935-2006)
Parents
William Henry JacksonMary Grater
Canal Labourer.
Birth 1869 in Beal, Yorkshire.
Baptism 17 Oct 1869 at All Saints Church, St Edmund with Whitley, Kellington, Yorkshire.
Death 30 Nov 1959.
Birth c.1871 in Germany.
Death registered Sep 1927 in Pontefract.
Marriage registered Jun 1898 in Pontefract, Yorkshire.

Notes

Fred's pub, the Kings Head in Beal (known as "Fred's"), was a popular destination for ex-23H men after the war.

Fred is on the list of those who attended the 23H reunion in 1959.

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