1/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment
Louis Ethelbert Jackson was born on 6 February 1892 and he enlisted into the 1/5th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment on 6 August 1914, when aged 22.
He declared himself single living at 98 Seymour Road, Gloucester and his occupation a timber trade foreman. Evidence from his Medal Index Card suggests previous service in the Territorial Army, with Army No 2315.
He served in France from 29 March 1915 to 29 July 1916 (123 days) and was wounded in action probably at Pozieres on 23 July 1916, during the Somme Offensive.
He had suffered a gunshot wound to the right foot, thigh and hand. These wounds had healed when he was diagnosed as having contracted tuberculosis; considered to have been aggravated by military service.
He was granted an Army pension, following his discharge, as being unfit for military service, on the 16 August 1917 and was given a Silver War Badge. Louis died on 22 July 1918; he was 26 years old.
A death notice in the Gloucester Journal of 27 July stated this was at Newport. It also confirmed his residence still to be 98 Seymour Road.
His grave in Gloucester Old Cemetery is marked by a CWGC headstone. His Army pension record has survived at the National Archives.
Researched by Graham Adams 6 May 2020 (revised)