Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Sydney Freyberg Jackson Born 11 September 1918 - Died 1 August 2003 PDF Key details Service number25892 AWMM Also known asBully Jackson AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM NZ Maori Battalion - C Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/sydney-freyberg-jackson Last rankMajor/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Group of 28 Maori Battalion Officers at dinner, Hotel St George, Beirut, 1930 hours, 5 June 1942. Fr … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesSydney Freyberg AWMM SurnameJackson AWMM Ingoa Also known asBully Jackson AWMM Service number25892 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiNgāti Porou AWMM Iwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › The Jackson Brothers (PDF, 1.98 MB) The Jackson Boys of Te Araroa - A Family history of the Jackson Family from Te Araroa - their love of Rugby & their Military History Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Gisborne Herald 9 & 16 October 2012 Report Fred S Jackson & his family (PDF, 1016.49 KB) Frederick Stanley Jackson & his family Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Gisborne Herald 9 Oct 2012 Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth11 September 1918 AWMM Te Araroa, Gisborne AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notesson of Frederick Jackson & Horowai nee' Henderson Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report in Gisborne Herald Address before enlistmentPre 1940 AWMM 914 Willowpark Road, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM Lived in Wellington while Bully was given Officer Training at Trentham Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report in Gisborne Herald Post war occupationRugby Referee & Coach Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report in Gisborne Herald Bricklayer, then became a Painter & Paperhanger Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report - Gisborne Herald Next of kin on embarkationMrs N.R. Jackson (wife), Te Araroa, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM 1941 married Noni Hawkins (daughter of Friday Hawkins) in Devonport Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report in Gisborne Herald Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignMiddle East Campain - El Alamein; Western European - Monte Cassino Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report - Gisborne Herald Armed force / branchArmy AWMM NZ Maori Battalion - C Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/soldier/sydney-freyberg-jackson Service number25892 AWMM Military service1942-1945 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report - Gisborne Herald Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940 AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM Hastings, Hawkes Bay AWMM Occupation before enlistmentFreezing worker at Whakatu Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Newspaper Report in Gisborne Herald Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 5th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded 26 March 1943 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankMajor/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Noni, married December 1941Captained the 28 Battalion team that won the Freyberg Cup in February 1943Named his daughter Derna, after the Libyan village where Bully heard of her birth, he did not see her until his return from war and Derna was aged 4Sometime treasurer for the Battalion after the warIn 1975 he toured the battle sitesIn 1989 travelled to take part in Tainui Steven's television documentary Maori Battalion : March to victory (1990)Two sons, brothers served in WW2 Sydney Freyberg Jackson (25892) and Everard Stanley Jackson (65534), an All Black. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › DeathAug 2003 AWMM Age 85 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death13 August 2003 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Kapiti Coast District Council's Cemetery Records Age at death Place of deathWellington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Kapiti Coast District Council's Cemetery Records Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery nameAwa Tapu Cemetery, Kapiti Coast Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Kapiti Coast District Council's Cemetery Records Grave referenceBlock LPD; Plot # 1 - 2 & Plot # 2 - A; Record ID: 04LPD002A Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 27 August 2015 - Kapiti Coast District Council's Cemetery Records ObituaryDeath Notice: Dominion Post, 14 August 2003 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Sydney Freyberg Jackson by laying a poppy. Sydney Jackson Sydney Jackson Sydney Freyberg Jackson Sydney George Jackson Thomas Jackson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Sydney Freyberg Jackson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.htm Sources Used 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945 http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/ Further Reference Television New Zealand & Stephens, T. (1990). Maori Battalion videorecording : March to victory. Auckland, N.Z. : TVNZ Enterprises. NZ On Screen. http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/maori-battalion---march-to-victory-1990/overview Further Reference DocumentsCody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Military Service Record AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 4: WW2 176 AWMM Mana : the Maori news magazine for all New Zealanders AWMM He Maimai Aroha: Bully Jackson. (2003).Issue 54. AWMM Dominion Post AWMM Death Notice: 14 August 2003 AWMM Soutar, M. (2008). Nga tama toa = The price of citizenship : C Company 28 (Maori) Battalion 1939-1945. Albany, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 27 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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