John Alexander Jack
| Rank | Private 200768 | |
| Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | |
| Regiment | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 5th Battalion | |
| Military Service | Unusually it is not noted on Jack’s Medal Index card when he first served in a theatre of war but, as he was not awarded the 1914-15 Star, one assumes that he did not go until the first half of 1916. The 5th Cameronians, part of 19th Brigade, 33rd Division did not participate in the early actions of the Battle of the Somme. However on the 20th July they took part in an early morning attack on High Wood, part of the battle Bazentin. They captured most of the wood and held it against several German counter attacks until they were relieved on the evening of the 20th. Casualties were very heavy and Jack was amongst the 217 other ranks reported missing. | |
| Born | c1896, Glasgow | |
| Death | 20th July 1916 | |
| Circumstances of Death | Missing, killed in action. | |
| Age | 20 | |
| Memorial | Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 D. | |
| CWGC Information | Son of Alexander Jack, of 159, Cathedral St., Glasgow. | |
| Parents | Alexander Jack (c1857-1929) & Margaret Groundwater (c1858-1926) | |
| Father's Occupation | Draper | |
| Siblings | Margaret (c1889-), George (c1900-), Mary (1901-) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Not known | |
| Occupation | Not known | |
| 1901 Census | Taylor Street, Glasgow | |
| 1911 Census | 159 Cathedral Street, Glasgow | |
| Home Address | 159 Cathedral Street, Glasgow | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Quartus Lair 481 | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry, and Find my past. Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Scottish War Memorials Project 5th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), War Diary December 1915 – September 1918. (TNA WO 95/2422/3) | |
Gallery
John Alexander Jack Monument - Quartus
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
