Talk:Arnold Jackson (British Army officer)

Most highly decorated British Officer of WW1
Sorry. He is definitely not the most decorated. Any VC recipient would rate higher. Chavasse for example was awarded the double VC. I would think he was the most decorated. Freyberg also won the VC in WW1 plus three DSOs (2 of them in WW1) and was a Brigadier also in WW1. Wallie (talk) 08:58, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Not Youngest British Army Brigadier-General
“[T]he youngest ever British Army Brigadier-General” and “becoming the youngest Brigadier-General in the British Army” stated without reference and implausible. Counter example: Roland Boys Bradford nearly two years younger, having been born after Jackson and promoted to Acting Brigadier before him. Not my field: can someone knowledgeable suggest what the writer may have intended to say? Otherwise these two quotations have to go. Thanks. (Combined with false claim in earlier versions, since corrected, that he “was the most highly decorated British World War I officer” calls impartiality of writing into question). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Not Proven (talk • contribs) 22:02, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

No responses to the above, so article now edited to reflect. Not Proven (talk) 19:09, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Fishing trip in Norway
In the article it says that Jackson «cut short his fishing holiday in Norway» to compete in the Olympic Games. We are writing a book about British anglers in Norway and are curious about the source of this information. In case he was in Norway we think we know where. Can anybody help to establish a reliable source? abre (talk) 19:35, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 * That was me. Using the Blame tool and querying "fishing", I added it way back in 2008. We were not so hot on referencing in those far off times. Looking for a source that pre-dates that, I find this from 2004,, which is pretty close to what I added. Edwardx (talk) 20:44, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! I'll check it out. Abre (talk) 12:04, 1 November 2020 (UTC)