Source: War Diary.
Family Search: When Private James Jackson was born on 25 July 1893, in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Jackson, was 33 and his mother, Ellen Lovett, was 41. He married Bertha Walklett in 1914, in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to United States in 1921 and lived in Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as brass roller. He died on 2 May 1933, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Windsor Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
Private James Jackson, reg. no. 53242.
This man enlisted with the 18th Battalion on the 22nd of October 1914 at Windsor, ON. He was a brass roller with previous military experience with the 21st Regiment. He was unmarried at the time.
He went overseas with the 18th Battalion to England, arriving on April 29th, 1915. The 18th Battalion went overseas to Belgium on 15 September 19 15.
Private Jackson was wounded on 1 January 1916 with a gunshot wound to the back, and he was admitted to a series of field ambulances until he was released on 7 March 1916.
On 20 March 1916, he was granted eight days’ leave to England and returned from that leave on 1st April 1916.
On 15 July 1916, he suffered a bout of epilepsy. He was admitted to a field ambulance and then ended up in #8 Stationary Hospital. He was transferred to the Canadian infantry base depot on 18th July 1916, and he rejoined the unit at one August 1916. He had a subsequent attack of epilepsy on 15 August 1916, and he was again admitted to #8 Stationary Hospital 18 August 1916. It was determined that he required medical attention in England, and he was transferred to England on the 20th of August 1916 aboard D hospital ship St. Denis.
He arrived at the third northern General Hospital in Sheffield on the 21st of August 1916 and received treatment in England until it was dirt determined that he would be discharged due to medical reasons. He was discharged at Quebec City on 17 December 1916, when he returned to Canada
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 
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