Arnold Jackson (British Army officer)
Arnold Strode-Jackson | |
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| Nickname | "Jackers" |
| Born | 5 April 1891 Addlestone, Surrey |
| Died | 13 November 1972 (aged 81) Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | 81135 |
| Unit | Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) |
| Commands | 13th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (1918) |
| Conflicts | First World War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Three Bars Mentioned in Despatches (6) |
Brigadier General Arnold Nugent Strode Strode-Jackson, CBE, DSO & Three Bars (5 April 1891 – 13 November 1972) was a British athlete, British Army officer, and a barrister. He was the winner of the 1500 m at the 1912 Summer Olympics, in what was hailed at the time as "the greatest race ever run". He was a brigadier general and amongst the most highly decorated British general officers of the First World War.