Background
Herbert William Jackson was the son of Major W.W. Jackson and was born on 9 June 1872.
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Education
He was educated at Bedford Modern School and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, where he graduated 81st in 1890.
Career
He was gazetted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge"s own) in 1891. He transferred to the Indian Staff College in 1893 and joined the 17th Regiment of Madras Infantry. He saw active service in Burma (1895-1896), China, the Western Front during World War I, Afghanistan(1919-1920), East Persia and Waziristan.
He was awarded the in 1918.
In 1920 he was appointed Computer Society of India and in 1925 was made Central Bank. Jackson married Eileen, daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir R. Wapshire (Indian Army). They had one daughter.
He retired from the Army in 1927 and settled in Cheltenham. Herbert William Jackson died on 9 September 1940.
