Editing Frederick George Jackson (section)

=== Later career ===
Jackson was commissioned as an officer in the [[3rd (6th Royal Lancashire Militia) Battalion, Manchester Regiment|5th (Militia) Battalion, Manchester Regiment]] as a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] on 5 March 1900.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27175 |page=1883 |date=20 March 1900}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=JACKSON, Capt. Frederick George|magazine=Who's Who|year=1907|volume= 59|pages=917–918|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yEcuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA918}}</ref> He saw active service in [[South Africa]] during the [[Second Boer War]], and following the end of the war, he stayed on as a militia officer in the battalion.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27465 |date=15 August 1902|page=5335|supp=}}</ref> He transferred to the 4th Battalion, [[East Surrey Regiment]] in 1905, serving in the [[First World War]] and reaching the rank of [[Major (rank)|Major]]. He resigned his commission in 1917. After being invalided home he commanded Southwark Recruiting District for two years, followed by commands of a number of prisoner of war camps in Germany.

His travels also include a journey across the [[Deserts of Australia|Australian deserts]].<ref name=EB1911/>

He is buried in the churchyard of [[St Michael and St Mary Magdalene]] at [[Easthampstead]] in [[Berkshire]], and there is a memorial plaque on the wall of the church near the front.

One of the headlands discovered on the expedition was named St Chad's Head (Denstone College was originally called St Chad's College), and the sledge used was presented to Denstone College.<ref>''The Denstonian'', March 1927</ref>