Two photographs of Eric and Allan Jackson 1918 (2)

These two photographs were taken on July 28 1918 in Leyland Lancashire. They show my father Allan Jackson and his older brother Eric in their sailor suits. There was a saying at the time "Don't pay too much for the whistle", i.e. buy a quality suit and don't get distracted by the incidental details. Eric has HMS Lion on the band of his hat. My father and Eric were both born in Johannesburg where their father Harry Jackson was working with the Leyland Paint and Varnish Company. The children and my grandmother were sent back to England shortly after the outbreak of the War and my grandfather joined the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. Private No: 1974, 4th Regiment South African Infantry (South African Scottish) Transvaal Scottish. He died of Spanish Flu in barracks in Woking in October 1918, along with his brother Will who was in the same regiment. They died within a few days of each other. (I have posted a picture of Harry Bowman Jackson previously)

My grandmother was fortunate that her husband had joined a South African regiment rather than a British one as the war widow's benefits and penion were marginally higher than for British Army widows. My father's sister Joan was born after my gandfather died.

Editor's Comment:
Pte. Harry Bowman Jackson is buried in Leyland (St. Andrew) Churchyard.

His brother, Pte. 22128 William Jackson, 4th Regt. South African Infantry, died 24th October 1918, and is also buried in St. Andrew's Churchyard.

这两张照片拍摄于1918年7月28日，地点为英国兰开夏郡莱兰（Leyland, Lancashire）。照片中是我的父亲艾伦·杰克逊（Allan Jackson）与他的兄长埃里克（Eric），二人身着海员制服。当时流传着一句俗语："勿为哨子付出过高代价"，其意即为选购优质服饰，勿为无关细节分心。埃里克的帽饰带上印有皇家海军狮号（HMS Lion）标识。我的父亲与埃里克均出生于约翰内斯堡，彼时他们的父亲哈里·杰克逊（Harry Jackson）正效力于莱兰油漆清漆公司（Leyland Paint and Varnish Company）。一战爆发后不久，孩子们与我的祖母便被送回英国，而我的祖父则加入了德兰士瓦苏格兰团（Transvaal Scottish Regiment），其部队信息为：列兵（Pte.）1974号，隶属于南非步兵第4团（南非苏格兰团）下辖的德兰士瓦苏格兰营。1918年10月，他与同属该团的兄长威尔（Will）一同在沃金（Woking）的军营中因西班牙流感（Spanish Flu）离世，二人的离世时间仅相隔数日。（我此前曾发布过哈里·鲍曼·杰克逊的照片）

我的祖母颇为幸运，她的丈夫加入的是南非军团而非英国本土军团，因为一战阵亡军人家属抚恤金标准中，南非军团遗孀的待遇略高于英国陆军遗孀。我的父亲的妹妹琼（Joan）正是在祖父离世后出生的。

编者按：
列兵（Pte.）哈里·鲍曼·杰克逊安葬于莱兰圣安德鲁教堂墓园。
其弟列兵（Pte.）威廉·杰克逊，编号22128，隶属于南非步兵第4团，于1918年10月24日离世，同样安葬于圣安德鲁教堂墓园。