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"DEATH of A CRIMEAN VETERAN," Inverness Courier, Jan. 11, 1901, p. 4e. "James Jackson, an ex-Colour-Sergeant of the 33rd Foot (Duke of Wellington's) died in the Infirmary on Wednesday, after a protracted illness. Deceased was one of the few soldiers of the Crimea left among us. He served in the Crimean War, in the Indian Mutiny Campaign, and in Abyssinia. His large and stalwart figure was familiar to the public of the town, as he was generally to be seen in the vicinity of the railway station, his later employment being that of a badge porter. On his breast he always displayed a half-a-dozen ribbons, the tokens of his honourable service in his country's cause. Jackson was an obliging and intelligent man. In his illness, he received careful mud sympathetic treatment in the Infirmary. Captain Wimberley, who has a kindly feeling for old soldiers, with whom he is glad to exchange reminiscences, was a friend of Colour-Sergeant Jackson to the last. The deceased is survived by a widow and son. The funeral will leave the Infirmary for Tomnahurich Cemetery at noon today. |