Lieutenant Herbert Meynell
Jackson - 53rd Squadron Royal Flying Corp. Killed in Action 18th June
1917 aged 22.
Herbert was the son of Matthew and Elizabeth Jackson of Greenisland Lodge, Greenisland. He had originally
enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Royal Irish Rifles with whom he
was injured in 1916. Following recovery from his wounds he made the
transfer to the Royal Flying Corp. As air combat was a relatively new
phenomenon it carried serious risks and it is generally accepted that
the average life expectancy of a young pilot was even less than that of a
solider in the front lines. Given these high risks the R.F.C attracted
men who were thrill seekers and dare devils but displayed untold levels
of bravery.
Herbert has no known grave and is remembered on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.
This site aims to record the details of all those men and women from the Borough of Carrickfergus who served during the Two World Wars. The blog is a work in progress and is constantly being updated - all the information collected will go towards The Carrickfergus Roll of Honour book which will hopefully be published in 2014.
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