George Jackson (British Army officer)

Major-General George Hanbury Noble Jackson CB, CMG, DSO & Bar (20 December 1876 – 4 September 1958) was a British Army officer.

George Jackson
Born	20 December 1876
Died	4 September 1958 Kenya
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	87th Infantry Brigade 7th Infantry Brigade 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Second Boer War First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Bar

Military career

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 saw action at the Relief of Ladysmith and the Battle of Spion Kop in January 1900 and at the Battle of the Tugela Heights in February 1900 in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[3] 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.[4]

Family

In 1917, he married Eileen Dudgeon.[3]

References

1. Obituary: Major-General G. H. Jackson, The Times, 6 September 1958
2. "No. 26824". The London Gazette. 19 February 1897. p. 990.
3. "Jackson, George Hanbury Noble". Anglo-Boer War. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2020.