Jamieson, William

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Jamieson, William

Service Service Number Number 1494 1969 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Died of Wounds 17th April 1918 Peninsula 7th Stationary Hospital,Gallipoli Boulogne, France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Jamieson, William

SERVICE NO

1969

UNIT

1st Infantry Battalion

RANK

Bombardier

AGE at Enlistment

30 yrs 10 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Leswick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

ADDRESS

“Trenton” Mangrove Mountain, Gosford, NSW

OCCUPATION

Orchardist

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

27 Nov 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Fraser Jamieson, North Setter., Clousa Bixter, Shetland Nth Scotland/ Brother;- John Jamieson, PO Eidsvold Qld.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height- 5’3¾”. Weight-138lbs. Chest-33-36 Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown. Numerous sm scars in lumbar region Presbyterian

EMBARKED

10 Feb 1917 Sydney per “Osterley”

DISEMBARKED

11 Apr 1917 Plymouth

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

13 Apr 1918- France GSW Legs & lower back.

DIED

17 Apr 1918, 7th Stationary Hosp Boulogne France

BURIED

20 Apr 1918 Boulogne. Eastern Cemetery Gve 1.614

MEDALS

British War Medal-56421, Victory Medal-55501. Memorial Plaque & Scroll342961

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Friend;- Mrs G M White “Forest View” Mangrove Mtn., Gosford, NSW Brother;- John Jamieson, PO Eidsvold Qld.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 7372161

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