Place of birth | Kew, Victoria |
School | Hawthorn Grammar School, VIC and Private Tuition |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Medical practitioner |
Address | Stawell, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M G Jamieson, 5 Tennyson Street, Brighton Beach, Victoria |
Previous military service | Held a commission in Citizens Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Convalescent Depot, Harefield Park, London |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/84/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross, Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29845 (1 December 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 (19 April 1919) |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He took his degree at Melbourne University where he was a good athlete and won a 10 mile cross country championship run. Was a frequent contributor to the various papers both in time and prose." Details from wife |
Fate | Died of accidental injuries |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Port Said War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 3), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 6 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Annie JAMIESON; husband of Mary G. JAMIESON, 47 Princess Street, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Native of Kew |
Family/military connections | His elder brother Stanley C Jamieson served as MO with the Tasmanians in the S African war and was also a member of the AIF. |