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Thomas Norman Jackson VC (11 February 1897 – 27 September 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born 11 February 1897 to Thomas Edwin and Emma Jackson, of Swinton, Rotherham.〔(Jackson, Thomas Norman ), Commonwealth War Graves Commission〕 He was 21 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army during the First World War when he performed an act of bravery at the battle of the Canal du Nord for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. ==Citation== His grave is at Sanders Keep Military Cemetery, Graincourt-les-Havrincourt. His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Coldstream Guards Regimental Headquarters, Wellington Barracks, London.〔http://www.shinycapstar.com/jackson.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Norman Jackson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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