Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tower Hill Memorial | London | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.126 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 9D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
The son of E and A Jackson of Knottingley, Yorkshire and husband of Alice Annie Jackson of “Sunnyside”, Teign Street, Teignmouth, DevonService Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: SS Marden |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Detail :
Master Edmund Jackson, Mercantile Marine,SS "Marden"
Probate JACKSON Edmund of 13 Linskill-terrace North Shields master mariner died 16 April 1917 at sea Administration Newcastle-upon-Tyne 7 May to William Edmund Jackson marine engineer. Effects £1121 6s 6d.
The SS "Marden" (297 grt) was built in 1909 by Smith’s Dock and Co. Limited of North Shields for L.S. Carr and Co. of Newcastle. On April 16th, 1917, Marden, on a voyage from Tréport to Newcastle in ballast, she was shelled and sunk by the German submarine UB-36 (Harald von Keyserlingk) six miles North West from Cape Gris Nez, France. There was one casualty - Jackson.
See more at Wrecksite EU.
He is commemorated on the Town Hill Memorial, London.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St George's No. 431 E.C. | Northumberland |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd June 1902 | 29th January 1906 | 2nd April 1906 |
Listed as a Mariner, resident in Gateshead upon initiation in 1902, into St. George's Lodge No. 431, North Shields. No war service is expressly noted, but the final comment is "Drowned April 1917."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley