A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces

A Great War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Sergeant R. H. Jackson, 3rd (Toronto Regiment) Battalion, Canadian Infantry, who was killed in action in August 1918

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (202135 L. Sjt. R. H. Jackson, 3/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (202135 L. Sjt. R. H. Jackson, 3-Can. Inf.), together with the recipient’s Canadian Memorial Cross, G.V.R., the reverse officially inscribed, ‘202135 L./Sgt. R. H. Jackson’, good very fine (4) £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Awards to the Canadian Forces.

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D.C.M. London Gazette 15 November 1918:

‘When his Platoon Officer and Sergeant had both been killed while attacking a machine-gun post, he took command, and, reorganising his men, cleverly manoeuvred them and captured the nest of two machine-guns and 18 men. He then led his platoon to the final objective, saving casualties by his skilful handling. He was a splendid example to his men.’

Robert Henry Jackson was born in Monaghan, Ireland, on 8 December 1888. A Carpenter by trade, he enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Toronto in January 1916.

Embarked for England, he first went out to France September 1916, where he was advanced to Corporal in August 1917, the same year in which he attended a Lewis gun course, and to Lance-Sergeant in mid-August 1918, shortly before his death in action on the 30th.

Aged 30 years, he was the son of Henry and Lizzie Jackson of Tandragee Bank, Monaghan, Ireland, and was buried in Sun Quarry Cemetery, Cherisy, France; sold with copied service papers.