John William Alexander Jackson remember as Australia's youngest Victoria Cross war hero

Jamieson Murphy
Updated April 23 2019 - 6:14pm, first published 5:30pm

IN 1916, John William Alexander Jackson charged out into no man's land to rescue a fellow soldier, then spent another half an hour searching for more wounded under heavy fire.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options
Jamieson Murphy

Jamieson Murphy

News director

Newcastle Herald news director. Interested in any and all yarns. Whisper g'day mate to me at jamieson.murphy@austcommunitymedia.com.au

Get the latest Tamworth news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.