Ray Jackson (Australian footballer) explained

Ray Jackson
Fullname:	Raymond Leslie Jackson
Birth Date:	2 December 1910
Birth Place:	Stockton, New South Wales
Death Place:	South Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:	Pakenham
Height:	184 cm
Weight:	83 kg
Statsend:	1932
Years1:	1931–32
Games Goals1:	30 (2)

Raymond Leslie Jackson (2 December 1910 – 25 December 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of James John Jackson (1881–1948) and Margaret Annie Jackson (1885–1969), née Sutton, Raymond Leslie Jackson was born at Stockton, New South Wales on 2 December 1910.

He married Roma Reid (1921–2014) in 1943.^[2]

Death

He died at Prince Henry's Hospital in South Melbourne on 25 December 1968.^[3]

References

• Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Raymond Leslie Jackson (V129030), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• B884, V129030: World War Two Service Record: Private Raymond Leslie Jackson (V129030), National Archives of Australia.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftsman Raymond Leslie Jackson (127801), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• A9301, 127801: World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftsman Raymond Leslie Jackson (127801), National Archives of Australia.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.431.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article215709684 Engagement, The Dandenong Journal, (Wednesday, 15 July 1942), p.4.
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O_1UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C4295993 Deaths: Jackson, The Age, (Thursday, 26 December 1968), p.13.