Harold Jackson ["Tales of the V.C."]

Harold Jackson VC (31 May 1892 – 24 August 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He was 25 years old, and a sergeant in the 7th (Service) Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment, British Army during the First World War when he performed an act of…