239915 Pte. Walter Jackson British Army 18th Btn. Welsh Regiment from:Congleton, Cheshire I have been trying now for a number of years to find my granddad's service records, who I believed served in the Welsh Regiment. The only real evidence I found was a photo of him, with who I believed to be my uncle - also named Walter - (as a small child).
After getting information from the side of his medal from his daughter (my aunt) I found that was correct, but I was still unable to find anything about him until I visited the National Archives recently. After some hours researching I came across his name mentioned in the War Diary for the 18th Battalion of the Welsh Regiment on 27th June 1917 at Dessart Wood near Sorel Le Grand. The Diary reads as follows:
"The c/o presented the following men with Medal Ribbons 28580 Corporal Newman M. D.C.M., 28544 Private Morgan D. Military Medal, 27552 Jackson W. Certificate for Gallant Conduct."
What a surprise it was. I just wish my father was alive today, because he was a 6 year old when my grandfather passed away after suffering the affects of mustard gas in 1938.
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