Lionel Sadleir-Jackson

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Lionel Sadleir-Jackson
Born31 December 1876
Died21 May 1932 (aged 55)
Légion d'honneur
Croix de Guerre
(France)

North Russia Campaign in the Russian Civil War
.

A highly decorated officer, Sadleir-Jackson was wounded several times during his military service and later went on to become Inspector of Levies in British territories in the Middle East. He retired in 1925 but died in a vehicle accident during a tour of First World War battlefields in 1932.

South Africa

Lionel Sadleir-Jackson was born on New Year's Eve 1876 to Major Henry Sadleir-Jackson of

9th Lancers, reverting to second lieutenant, aged 21 in May 1898.[3] Shortly after receiving his regular commission he was dispatched to South Africa with his regiment to participate in the Second Boer War.[4] During the war he was posted as a staff officer and saw extensive action, including at the battles of Belmont, Modder River and Magersfontein and Paardeberg, culminating in the relief of Kimberley. For his service in these actions, Sadleir-Jackson was promoted to lieutenant and continued service in the Orange Free State and the Transvaal.[5]

During 1900 he served on the General Staff in the

Territorial Army until 1912, when he moved to the Army Signal Corps.[16]
In the same year, he married Marion Fulton.

First World War

At the outbreak of the

18th Division.[4] He was again Mentioned in Despatches in December 1917[30][31] and then received a brevet promotion to lieutenant-colonel in early 1918.[32]

With this force, Sadleir-Jackson weathered the German attacks of the

second battle of the Somme, particularly the battle of Albert on 21 August 1918. In heavy fighting around the town of Albert, Sadleir-Jackson's men took their objectives led from the front by their Brigadier, who was wounded in the knee by machine gun fire near Bellevue Farm. Although Sadleir-Jackson attempted to return to British lines he collapsed and was brought in by his men, the wound proving serious enough to keep him in England until after the Armistice.[4] For his conduct during the attack he was presented with a bar to his Distinguished Service Order in September 1918:[33]

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Throughout recent operations he proved himself a bold leader of men, and under all conditions full of energy and fine fighting spirit. He, personally organised and led most successful counter-attacks, in one of which he recaptured a village and took 150 prisoners and eleven machine guns.

Russia

In the autumn of 1918, Sadleir-Jackson was rewarded for his war service with the presentation of the

White Russian armies fighting in the region as part of the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.[4]

In the event, Sadleir-Jackson found himself operating independently and frequently in overall charge of the

Mentioned in Despatches[38] and be given a brevet promotion to colonel[39]
at the close of the campaign.

Retirement

Returning from Russia exhausted, he was appointed to command a brigade of the Territorial Army from 20 June 1920 – 5 August 1921,

Estrées-en-Chaussée as the result of massive head injuries.[4][45]

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 26756". The London Gazette. 7 July 1896. p. 3913.
  2. ^ "No. 26858". The London Gazette. 1 June 1897. p. 3066.
  3. ^ "No. 26963". The London Gazette. 3 May 1898. p. 2749.
  4. ^ a b c d e P.190, Bloody Red Tabs, Davies & Maddocks
  5. ^ a b c d e Sadleir-Jackson, LWdeV Archived 14 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Anglo Boer War, DSO recipients, retrieved 20 August 2007
  6. ^ "No. 27282". The London Gazette. 8 February 1901. pp. 844–846.
  7. ^ "No. 27404". The London Gazette. 7 February 1902. p. 786.
  8. ^ "No. 27353". The London Gazette. 10 September 1901. p. 5927.
  9. ^ "No. 27398". The London Gazette. 17 January 1902. pp. 373–376.
  10. ^ "No. 27359". The London Gazette. 27 September 1901. p. 6303.
  11. ^ "No. 27763". The London Gazette. 10 February 1905. p. 1033.
  12. ^ "No. 28259". The London Gazette. 11 June 1909. p. 4478.
  13. ^ "No. 28274". The London Gazette. 27 July 1909. p. 5723.
  14. ^ "No. 28279". The London Gazette. 13 August 1909. p. 6176.
  15. ^ "No. 28282". The London Gazette. 24 August 1909. p. 6450.
  16. ^ "No. 28668". The London Gazette. 3 December 1912. p. 9216.
  17. ^ "No. 29001". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 December 1914. pp. 10533–10537.
  18. ^ "No. 29084". The London Gazette. 26 February 1915. p. 1980.
  19. ^ "No. 29119". The London Gazette. 6 April 1915. p. 3338.
  20. ^ "No. 29074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1915. p. 1688.
  21. ^ "No. 29102". The London Gazette. 16 March 1915. pp. 2621–2623.
  22. ^ "No. 29993". The London Gazette. 20 March 1917. p. 2755.
  23. ^ "No. 30762". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 June 1918. p. 7437.
  24. ^ "No. 31020". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 November 1918. p. 13683.
  25. ^ "No. 30609". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1918. p. 4091.
  26. ^ "No. 31010". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1918. p. 13429.
  27. ^ "No. 31289". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 April 1919. p. 4833.
  28. ^ "No. 30541". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1918. pp. 2441–2442.
  29. ^ "No. 31397". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1919. p. 7502.
  30. ^ "No. 30421". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 December 1917. p. 12196.
  31. ^ "No. 30547". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 February 1918. p. 2586.
  32. ^ "No. 30563". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 March 1918. p. 2972.
  33. ^ "No. 30901". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 September 1918. p. 10860.
  34. ^ "No. 29943". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1917. pp. 1591–1592.
  35. ^ "No. 31465". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 July 1919. pp. 9219–9221.
  36. ^ "No. 31092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1918. pp. 1–2.
  37. ^ "No. 31906". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 May 1920. p. 5692.
  38. ^ "No. 31850". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 April 1920. pp. 4130–4131.
  39. ^ "No. 31764". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 January 1920. p. 1374.
  40. ^ "No. 32000". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1920. p. 8040.
  41. ^ "No. 32460". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 September 1921. p. 7361.
  42. ^ "No. 31998". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 July 1920. p. 7945.
  43. ^ "No. 32811". The London Gazette. 3 April 1923. p. 2515.
  44. ^ "No. 33028". The London Gazette. 10 March 1925. p. 1698.
  45. ^ "No. 33997". The London Gazette. 21 November 1933. p. 7570.

References

Quinlivian, Peter (2006). Forgotten Valour: The Story of Arthur Sullivan VC. Sydney: New Holland.

ISBN 978-1-74110-486-8

Hints for Polo Combination, with Walter Buckmaster, London, Vinton & Co. 1910

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