George Jackson (British Army officer)

Educated at Neuenhein College, Heidelberg and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,^[1] Jackson was commissioned into the Border Regiment on 20 February 1897.^[2] He served as adjutant of the Imperial Light Infantry in South Africa during the Second Boer War, and took part in the expedition to relieve Ladysmith seeing action at the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900 and at the Battle of the Tugela Heights in February 1900.^[3] He was wounded but soon returned for duty.^[4]

He served initially as a staff officer and then as commander of the 87th Infantry Brigade from January 1918 during the First World War.^[3]

He became commander of 7th Infantry Brigade at Salisbury Plain in November 1923 and General Officer Commanding the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division in September 1931 before retiring in September 1935.^[5]

In 1917, he married Eileen Dudgeon.^[3]