Robert Jackson (general)

{{short description|Australian general}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox military person

|name= Robert Jackson

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|birth_date= {{birth date|1886|01|01|df=yes}}

|birth_place= Crows Nest, Queensland

|death_date= {{death date and age|1948|11|24|1886|01|01|df=yes}}

|death_place= Heidelberg, Victoria

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|allegiance= Australia

|branch= Australian Army

|serviceyears= 1907–1942

|rank= Major General

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|commands= Western Command (1941–42)
5th Military District (1941–42)
Northern Command (1940–41)
1st Military District (1940–41)
1st Division (1939–40)

|battles= First World War
Second World War

|awards= Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)

|relations= Donald Robert Jackson (son)
Dawn Jackson (daughter)
Oliver David Jackson (son)

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Major General Robert Edward Jackson, {{postnominals|country=AUS|size=100%|sep=,|CMG|DSO}} (1 January 1886 – 24 November 1948) was an Australian railway engineer and a senior officer in the Australian Army during the Second World War.{{cite AuDB|first=Michael|last=O'Brien|title=Jackson, Donald Robert (1915–1986)|volume=17|year=2007|id2=jackson-donald-robert-12689/text22875|access-date=28 May 2018}}