Military Service No: 473361
Regiment/Service: London Regiment (The Rangers), 1st/12th Bn.
____________
1/12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers).
Killed in action on the 7th of October 1916.
Herbert Rolls Jackson was born in Stoke Newington in
1893, the son of John Brown Jackson, a licensed victualler,
and Charlotte (née Rolls) Jackson of 272 Mount Pleasant
Road, Tottenham. He was christened at All Angels Church,
Stoke Newington on the 2nd of February 1893.
Herbert worked as an accounting clerk for F.G.A.
Povah & Others, Lloyd's underwriters.
He enlisted in London as Private 6291 in the 16th
(County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
but later transferred to the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers).
On the 6th of October 1916 the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers) was holding Rainy Trench when
they received orders to attack the enemy-held position
known as Dewdrop Trench, part of a wider by attack by
their Brigade between Les Boeufs and Le Transloy on the
Somme. The Rangers were to attack on a three platoon
front in four waves, spaced 50 yards apart. At 1.45pm
on the 7th of October the battalion moved forward over
ground which was slippery from recent rains and came
under heavy fire as soon as they left their trench. After
moving forward fifty yards there were only 15 men
remaining from the first wave and the attack stalled. The
second wave suffered a similar fate. The third and fourth
waves began their attack at 2.05pm from Burnaby Trench,
some 50 yards behind the jumping off trenches of the first
wave. They had been under heavy shell fire from the time
the first waves had begun their attack and had suffered
many casualties before they left cover. When the third
wave went into the attack they also came under intense
fire and before they had gone 40 to 50 yards there were
no men left standing. The fourth wave suffered a similar
fate. The survivors hung on in the shelter of shell holes until
dusk when they made their way back to their starting line.
The battalion was relieved at 2am the following morning.
Herbert is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial,
Pier and Face 9C.
https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/ww1booklet20141111/1/WW1booklet20141111.pdf
Regiment/Service: London Regiment (The Rangers), 1st/12th Bn.
____________
1/12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers).
Killed in action on the 7th of October 1916.
Herbert Rolls Jackson was born in Stoke Newington in
1893, the son of John Brown Jackson, a licensed victualler,
and Charlotte (née Rolls) Jackson of 272 Mount Pleasant
Road, Tottenham. He was christened at All Angels Church,
Stoke Newington on the 2nd of February 1893.
Herbert worked as an accounting clerk for F.G.A.
Povah & Others, Lloyd's underwriters.
He enlisted in London as Private 6291 in the 16th
(County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
but later transferred to the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers).
On the 6th of October 1916 the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers) was holding Rainy Trench when
they received orders to attack the enemy-held position
known as Dewdrop Trench, part of a wider by attack by
their Brigade between Les Boeufs and Le Transloy on the
Somme. The Rangers were to attack on a three platoon
front in four waves, spaced 50 yards apart. At 1.45pm
on the 7th of October the battalion moved forward over
ground which was slippery from recent rains and came
under heavy fire as soon as they left their trench. After
moving forward fifty yards there were only 15 men
remaining from the first wave and the attack stalled. The
second wave suffered a similar fate. The third and fourth
waves began their attack at 2.05pm from Burnaby Trench,
some 50 yards behind the jumping off trenches of the first
wave. They had been under heavy shell fire from the time
the first waves had begun their attack and had suffered
many casualties before they left cover. When the third
wave went into the attack they also came under intense
fire and before they had gone 40 to 50 yards there were
no men left standing. The fourth wave suffered a similar
fate. The survivors hung on in the shelter of shell holes until
dusk when they made their way back to their starting line.
The battalion was relieved at 2am the following morning.
Herbert is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial,
Pier and Face 9C.
https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/ww1booklet20141111/1/WW1booklet20141111.pdf
Military Service No: 473361
Regiment/Service: London Regiment (The Rangers), 1st/12th Bn.
____________
1/12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers).
Killed in action on the 7th of October 1916.
Herbert Rolls Jackson was born in Stoke Newington in
1893, the son of John Brown Jackson, a licensed victualler,
and Charlotte (née Rolls) Jackson of 272 Mount Pleasant
Road, Tottenham. He was christened at All Angels Church,
Stoke Newington on the 2nd of February 1893.
Herbert worked as an accounting clerk for F.G.A.
Povah & Others, Lloyd's underwriters.
He enlisted in London as Private 6291 in the 16th
(County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
but later transferred to the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers).
On the 6th of October 1916 the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers) was holding Rainy Trench when
they received orders to attack the enemy-held position
known as Dewdrop Trench, part of a wider by attack by
their Brigade between Les Boeufs and Le Transloy on the
Somme. The Rangers were to attack on a three platoon
front in four waves, spaced 50 yards apart. At 1.45pm
on the 7th of October the battalion moved forward over
ground which was slippery from recent rains and came
under heavy fire as soon as they left their trench. After
moving forward fifty yards there were only 15 men
remaining from the first wave and the attack stalled. The
second wave suffered a similar fate. The third and fourth
waves began their attack at 2.05pm from Burnaby Trench,
some 50 yards behind the jumping off trenches of the first
wave. They had been under heavy shell fire from the time
the first waves had begun their attack and had suffered
many casualties before they left cover. When the third
wave went into the attack they also came under intense
fire and before they had gone 40 to 50 yards there were
no men left standing. The fourth wave suffered a similar
fate. The survivors hung on in the shelter of shell holes until
dusk when they made their way back to their starting line.
The battalion was relieved at 2am the following morning.
Herbert is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial,
Pier and Face 9C.
https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/ww1booklet20141111/1/WW1booklet20141111.pdf
Regiment/Service: London Regiment (The Rangers), 1st/12th Bn.
____________
1/12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers).
Killed in action on the 7th of October 1916.
Herbert Rolls Jackson was born in Stoke Newington in
1893, the son of John Brown Jackson, a licensed victualler,
and Charlotte (née Rolls) Jackson of 272 Mount Pleasant
Road, Tottenham. He was christened at All Angels Church,
Stoke Newington on the 2nd of February 1893.
Herbert worked as an accounting clerk for F.G.A.
Povah & Others, Lloyd's underwriters.
He enlisted in London as Private 6291 in the 16th
(County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
but later transferred to the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers).
On the 6th of October 1916 the 1/12th (County of London)
Battalion (The Rangers) was holding Rainy Trench when
they received orders to attack the enemy-held position
known as Dewdrop Trench, part of a wider by attack by
their Brigade between Les Boeufs and Le Transloy on the
Somme. The Rangers were to attack on a three platoon
front in four waves, spaced 50 yards apart. At 1.45pm
on the 7th of October the battalion moved forward over
ground which was slippery from recent rains and came
under heavy fire as soon as they left their trench. After
moving forward fifty yards there were only 15 men
remaining from the first wave and the attack stalled. The
second wave suffered a similar fate. The third and fourth
waves began their attack at 2.05pm from Burnaby Trench,
some 50 yards behind the jumping off trenches of the first
wave. They had been under heavy shell fire from the time
the first waves had begun their attack and had suffered
many casualties before they left cover. When the third
wave went into the attack they also came under intense
fire and before they had gone 40 to 50 yards there were
no men left standing. The fourth wave suffered a similar
fate. The survivors hung on in the shelter of shell holes until
dusk when they made their way back to their starting line.
The battalion was relieved at 2am the following morning.
Herbert is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial,
Pier and Face 9C.
https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/ww1booklet20141111/1/WW1booklet20141111.pdf
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