with him on this report. They became close personally as well as professionally, and their relationship continued until Jackson's death on 12 January 1991. Jackson's last major operations were co-ordinating relief for Bangladesh between 1972 and 1975, and assistance for Kampuchea and Kampuchean refugees in Thailand between 1979 and 1984. He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1986. Jackson has been called a "master of logistics" with his work in Malta, UNRRA, and Bangladesh given particular praise. Personal life Jackson married Barbara Ward in 1950, after his first marriage had ended. They had a son in 1956, but were legally separated in the early 1970s. Jackson died in London on 12 January 1991 of a stroke. References Further reading Harlan Cleveland, 'Introduction: History of an Idea 1959.’ In The Case for an International Development Authority, by Robert G. A. Jackson, edited by Harlan Cleveland, 5–18. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1959 James Gibson, Jacko, Where Are You Now? A life of Robert Jackson: Master of humanitarian relief, the man who saved Malta (Parsons, London 2006) Robert G. A. Jackson, The Case for an International Development Authority, Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1959 Robert G.A. Jackson, A Study of the Capacity of the United Nations Development System, 2 vols. (Geneva 1969) Eli Karetny and Thomas G. Weiss. ‘UNRRA’s Operational Genius and Institutional Design.’ Wartime Origins and the Future United Nations, edited by Dan Plesch and Thomas G. Weiss, 99–120. London: Routledge, 2015 Chad J. Mitcham, ‘Australia and Development Cooperation at the United Nations: Towards Poverty Reduction.’ In Australia and the United Nations, edited by James Cotton and David Lee, 191–221. Canberra: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Sydney: Longueville Books, 2013 Chad J. Mitcham, 'Jackson, Sir Robert Gillman (1911–1991)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jackson-sir-robert-gillman-20715/text31511, published online 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016. Alan R. Raucher, Paul G. Hoffman: Architect of Foreign Aid (Kentucky 1985) Brian Urquhart, A Life in Peace and War (London 1987) External links Truman Library oral history – memories of Jackson 1911 births 1991 deaths Companions of the Order of Australia Australian Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Order of the White Lion Public servants from Melbourne Australian officials of the United Nations