Robert Jackson (general)

Robert Jackson
Born(1886-01-01)1 January 1886
Crows Nest, Queensland
Died24 November 1948(1948-11-24) (aged 62)
Heidelberg, Victoria
AllegianceAustralia
Service / branchAustralian Army
Years of service1907–1942
RankMajor General
CommandsWestern Command (1941–42)
5th Military District (1941–42)
Northern Command (1940–41)
1st Military District (1940–41)
1st Division (1939–40)
Battles / warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)
RelationsDonald Robert Jackson (son)
Dawn Jackson (daughter)
Oliver David Jackson (son)

Major General Robert Edward Jackson, CMG, DSO (1 January 1886 – 24 November 1948) was an Australian railway engineer and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[1]

  1. ^ O'Brien, Michael (2007). "Jackson, Donald Robert (1915–1986)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 17. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 May 2018.