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interest in natural history was not confined to one section. 
Two of his earlier papers were botanical reports of Easter 
Excursions, the first being on the Botany of Upper Cedar 
Creek in the “Queensland Naturalist,” vol. viii., pp. 41-43 
(1932), the other being on the Botany of Caloundra in the 
same volume, pp. 74-75 (1933). He wrote the following 
on ethnological subjects: — 
1938 — The Keperra Bora Ring, “Queensland Naturalist,” 
vol. x., pp. 94-98. 
1939 — Ethnological Notes. Upper Albert River Excursion, 
“Queensland Naturalist,” vol. xi., pp. 43-45. 
1940 — Comparison of Native Rock Shelters of Sydney and 
Moreton Bay, “Queensland Naturalist,” vol. xi., pp. 
92-94. 
When war broke out he enlisted with the Australian 
Imperial Force in October, 1939. He was in England, 
Egypt and Syria and was in Tobruk for over six months 
during the famous siege. In April, 1942, he returned to 
Australia and went to New Guinea in August. He became 
a Lieutenant after Milne Bay, receiving his commission in 
the field. When last heard from, only four days before 
his untimely death, he had been Acting Company Com- 
mander for some time. Subsequently he received the 
distinction of being mentioned in dispatches. Some of his 
comrades who were with him in action have personally 
told me of his indomitable spirit and high courage. From 
the many letters received here, I know that Ken main- 
tained his cheerfulness whether on board ship, in camp in 
England, on the deserts of Libya, in the caves of Tobruk 
and in the swamps and jungles of New Guinea. 
During his services overseas he found time to collect 
over one hundred specimens for the Queensland Museum. 
Perhaps the most remarkable of these was a new type of 
land shell found near Girabub in the Libyan desert, which 
was appropriately named Exiliberus jacksoni by Mi*. Tom 
Iredale. His latest specimens came from Milne Bay. 
He also wrote notes on the “Cretaceous Deep Sea 
Deposits of England and the Shallow Sea Deposits of the 
Libyan Desert,” which appeared in the “Queensland 
Naturalist,” vol. xi., pp. 134-136, 1941. 
Lieut. Ken Jackson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. 
L. Jackson of Ilighgate Hill, South Brisbane. His father 
is a Past President of the Queensland Naturalists' Club 
and his mother has been Hon. Librarian for many years. 
