[2] Stephen Simeon Jackson was born on 29 March 1890 in Birmingham to William and Charlotte (nee Butler).
Although not taking part in it, he went out under very heavy fire at a critical moment, having learnt that the raid was making very little progress owing to considerable opposition.
He reorganised parties and led them forward, afterwards personally conducting stretcher bearers up to the enemy lines and clearing No Man's Land of wounded.
[9]Jackson was killed in action on 26 October 1917 during his battalion's attack on a fortification southwest of Gheluvelt, Belgium.
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1890s, is a stub.