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Bombardier William Jamieson

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Given name
William
Family name
Jamieson
Gender
Male
Service number
1969
Conflicts
First World War, 1914–18
Fate
Died of wounds (DOW)
Fate date
17 April 1918
Additional information
Place of birth
Leswick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Occupation
Orchardist
Address given on enlistment documents
'Trenton'
Mangrove Mountain NSW
Age at embarkation (years)
30
Next of kin
Parents, Fraser and Catherine Jamieson of Clousta Bixter at Shetland in North Scotland
Enlistment date
Mon, 27 November 1916
Embarkation details
Sailed from Sydney on board 'Osterley' on 10 February 1917
Last held rank
Bombardier
Unit at embarkation
1st Infantry Battalion
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Veteran Notes/Bio

Jamieson received gunshot wounds to the legs and lower back on 13 April 1918. He died of these wounds on 17 April, at the 7th Stationary Hospital in Boulogne, France. He was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France 

His service documents have been collated in the document From Anzac to Armistice: Gosford District Casualties of World War I. It is accessible via the link below and has been provided courtesy of the Central Coast Library Service. 

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