Medal Index Card
In Horton (St James) Cemetery, Blyth is a family headstone which reads:
In
affectionate
remembrance
of
Jane Henderson,
of Bebside,
who departed this life
Sept. 9th 1902, aged 72 years.
also
William Henderson,
husband of the above
who departed this life
March, 8th 1881, aged 47 years.
Pte. Christopher Jackson, N.F.
their grandson fell in action in
France August 14th 1916,
aged 27 years.
Pte. William H. Jackson, N.F.
their grandson fell in action in
France April 9th 1917,
aged 33 years.
Ron Carson has supplied the following:
Christopher Jackson was born at Choppington in 1889. He enlisted at Blyth and was killed at the Battle of Arras.
14th Battalion War Diary, 14/08/1916: ‘D’ Coy. suffered casualties at ‘Clarence Crater’ from enemy shelling. Killed; OR 2, Wounded; OR 6, Missing; OR 7 (these were all buried in debris).
His brother William H. Jackson also fell.
Christopher Jackson is remembered at Bebside on B14.02, at Blyth on B42.24 and at Cowpen on C58.02
