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John Edwin Jamieson
| Name on Board | JE Jamieson |
| Name on Service Records |
John Edwin Jamieson |
| Enlistment Age | 22 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Williamstown, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Mr J E and Catherine Jamieson |
| Address | 44 Kororoit Creek Rd, North Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 25/11/1914 |
| Service No. | 1366 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 2/02/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Clan McGillivray A46 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 25/04/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA (previously reported missing) |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Initially buried at Isolated Graves, Anzac, south side of Clarke's Gully, about half a mile south east of Anzac cove (exhumed and reinterred) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey. |
Additional Information
John Edwin Jamieson enlisted with the second contingent of 42 Williamstown enlistees.
He enlisted into the 8th Battalion, which was among the first infantry units raised for the AIF during the First World War. Like the 5th, 6th and 7th Battalions, it was recruited from Victoria and, together with these battalions, formed the 2nd Brigade.
The battalion was raised within a fortnight of the declaration of war in August 1914 and embarked just two months later. After a brief stop in Albany, Western Australia, the battalion proceeded to Egypt, arriving on 2 December. It later took part in the ANZAC landing on 25 April 1915, as part of the second wave.
John Jamieson was killed in action on 25/4/1915.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 26 December 1914, p3
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