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Jameson
Army 9th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Cpl. George Brumwell Jameson MC.
British Army Northumberland Hussars
from:Newcastle, Durham
Sgt. Richard Jameson
British Army 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.22nd Dec1917)
Richard Jameson Serjeant 345713 served with the 24th Battalion (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He died on 22nd December 1917 age 29. His medal card records the award of the War and Victory Medals. He is buried in Kantara War Memorial Cemetery.
He was born in Hebburn 1888 and lived and enlisted Jarrow. Richard was the son of Thomas and Helen Jameson (nee Martyn) of Hebburn. He was the husband of Margaret Allan Jameson (nee Nairn) of 112 Clayton Street Jarrow. Richard Jameson age 22 School Teacher is with his parents Thomas and Helen Jameson and family at Alma House, Hebburn on the 1911 census.
Pte. Thomas Jameson
British Army 12th (Teesside Pioneers) Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
(d.11th Apr 1918)
Pte. William Jameson
British Army 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Hull
(d.25th August 1917)
L/Cpl. James Adam Jamieson
British Army 4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow
(d.15th Sep 1916)
James Adam Jamieson was serving with the 1st/4th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers when he died on 15th September 1916. Born in Walls, Shetland, James Adam Jamieson age 24 Coalminer Hewer is recorded as living with his wife Theresa Jamieson (nee Haddock) and children at 78 Brunswick Street, South Shields on the 1911 census. He enlisted in North Shields.
James is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Pte. James Trezise Jamieson
New Zealand Expeditionary Force Machine Gun Btn.
from:Roslyn, Dunedin, NZ
Lt. John Robert "Old Jimmy " Jamieson
British Army Highland Brigade; later 178 Siege Battery RGA RFA (Aberdeen); later RGA
from:Burnside, Netherley, Kincardineshire
My father John R. Jamieson (1877-1936) enlisted in Edinburgh. Used to handling heavy horses, he joined the RFA (Aberdeen) Highland Brigade. He was later commissioned into the RGA and served in France. I was 2 when he died and have no personal memory of him, but I have a number of interesting mementoes including: His diary for 1918 (including positions of the Battery), and notebook of lecture notes; Six Trench Maps. A copy of "The Old Front Line" (John Masefield, 1917). A copy of "A Battery in France", an account of the service of 178 Battery RGA, including some amusing anecdotes about JRJ. Picture postcards of Arras, Albert and elsewhere. His uniform, including sword; "Pip, Squeak & Wilfred" medals. Ashtray made from bullets and hand bell made from Ypres brass;
At the end of the War JRJ was made a Chevalier de Merite Agricole.
Madeline Jamieson
British Red Cross Scottish Brigade
Madeline Jamieson served with the Scottish Brigade of the British Red Cross.
Forewoman Mary Jamieson
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 2nd Artists Rifles OTC
from:Tullibody, Clackmannanshire
After the death of my aunt, in Australia in 2007, a box of her memorabilia arrived at my house. Among the items was a very faded photo of a WW1 soldier in uniform, wearing a Military Medal ribbon, on the back of which my aunt had written âThis is a photograph of my father who died of wounds in 1918. He was the eldest son of an old English Catholic familyâ. His shoulder badge is unfortunately too faded to clearly make out the lettering/numbers displayed.
My aunt also left a photo herself and one of her elder brother, both as young children. This tied in with what my late mother told us, that her mother had had two children by this unnamed soldier. Having tracked down the birth details of the other child we ordered the birth certificates but, unfortunately, in both cases, the fatherâs name was missing. The fact that the father may not have been present to register the birth if serving in France may be one reason why it was left blank.
My grandmother, Mary Jamieson, was born in the small Scottish village of Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, and died in London in 1949, sadly before my sister and I ever had the chance to meet her. In 1911, her two brothers and one of her sisters already having earlier emigrated to the U.S. and to Canada, she is on the census as being in service in Stirling. Perhaps because of a Suffragette rally held there, although we donât know exactly when, she was inspired to move to London and became involved in womenâs suffrage. According to my late mother, she mixed in some quite elevated circles and at times spoke at Speakersâ Corner on the subject.
Among the people she is said to have had contact with were members of the Brooke family, distantly related to the Earls of Warwick, it being a time when class barriers were becoming less rigid, especially among those supporting womenâs rights. Many years afterwards she would regale her second family, including my mother, with tales of her early life and was clearly ahead of her time with regard to equality for women.
She joined the WAAC â my mother said she was one of the first so we assume early in 1917 â and had the rank of Forewoman. With her catering background, we assume it was in this capacity that she was employed, and at some point she was stationed somewhere outside Lille in France. As we have no date for this it is unclear as to whether she would have been there as a WAAC or in some other auxiliary capacity. The only documentation we have is a postcard photo of her taken with several other WAACs on the back of which she wrote âWAAC 2nd Artists Rifles, Romford OTC, Essexâ, the photographer being G.W. Secretan, Regimental Photographer to the Artists Rifles OTC. I have been told that the photo number, 5025, shows it was taken around October 1918. Unfortunately, her service record did not survive the Blitz and so we have no details of her time with the WAAC.
She was living and working in Marylebone, London, when she gave birth to her first child, John, in January 1916 in the hospital at Marylebone Workhouse, her occupation given as servant. Two years later, in June 1918, while working in the Euston area as a cook, she gave birth to my aunt, Mary Joan (always known as Joan), in the hospital at St Pancras Workhouse.
It is hard to imagine how difficult it must have been for her without the support of a husband or any nearby family, and understandable that she felt she had no choice but to give up John to friends to look after. We donât know when this happened but she must have kept in touch with the family because of the photo my aunt had of him as a boy. My mother vaguely remembered that the elder child had been unofficially adopted by friends of my grandmother in Leamington Spa but with no family connections in that area we didnât expect to find out any more about him.
However, through the internet and after many postings we managed to locate the granddaughter of the family who took him in. We exchanged photos and he was clearly the same boy, although she had been under the impression that he had been an orphan. Sadly she could offer no clues as to how the adoption came about and knew of no WAACs in her family. We subsequently managed to contact some members of Johnâs family, but they knew nothing about his story and sadly had no photographs either.
Perhaps the adoptive family was that of one of her WAAC friends? My mother had no memory of ever meeting her older half-brother John, just knew he had been adopted, so clearly he didnât feature in my grandmotherâs later family. Joan, however, was part of my motherâs family growing up.
We have undertaken a great deal of research in trying to identify the soldier â did she meet him while as a WAAC at Hare Hall? But as John was born in 1916 she must have known him in early 1915 at which point there was no WAAC. Was there a Warwickshire connection via the Brooke family and the fact that John was âadoptedâ by a family there? Was his name John, given that it was quite customary for the first children to be named after their parents, as with Mary Joan?
Mary Joan was baptised at St Pancras Church in Euston Road in July 1918, and my motherâs story was that her godmother had been a âLady Joan someoneâ hence her middle name. A pity it wasnât a Catholic baptism where godparentsâ names are included in the church record. My grandfatherâs surname was Reid and he and my grandmother went on to have six more children, five of whom surviving childhood. Curiously, on the birth certificate of the eldest of these children, my late uncle George, the motherâs name is written âMary Reid, nee Jamieson, formerly Cameronâ. None of the younger childrenâs birth certificates include the name Cameron. As my grandfather would have been the person registering the birth, he must have had a reason to include it, but having checked both English and Welsh marriage records, as well as those held in Scotland, there was no marriage between a Mary Jamieson and someone by the name of Cameron during the years in question. While my grandmotherâs paternal grandmotherâs maiden name was Cameron it seems unlikely that this was the reason for its inclusion. Was this the soldierâs surname? If so, he sounds more Scottish than English, but if he was Catholic there might have been a reason he and my grandmother didnât marry as she was brought up a Scots Presbyterian.
The centenary of our unknown soldierâs death seems an appropriate time to try and get to the bottom of this mystery and we hope his identity will eventually emerge after so many years of searching.
Tpr. William Watson Jamieson
New Zealand Army Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
John Jamison
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
My father, John Jamison served with the 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles.
W/O William Jamison
British Army Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast, Northern Ireland
My great grandfather, William Jamison, served with The Royal Irish Rifles as a Warrant Officer. I would like to get more information on where his unit or battalion served during the Great War and want to learn about this man that I didn't have a chance to meet. He passed away in 1958.
Sgt. William Jamison MM.
British Army 1st Battallion Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers
from:Belfast
My grandfather was born in 1885 in Belfast. In 1903, at the age of 19 he enlisted in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. He served in Crete, Malta, China and India (where my mother was born) prior to the outbreak of the Great War.
The 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusilliers landed on X Beach, Hellas Point, Gallipoli on 25th of April 1915. They were engaged in immediate and almost continuous battle (Krithia (3), Gully Ravine, Krithia Vineyard and Scimitar Hill) and suffered heavy casualties over the eight months of the campaign. The survivors were evacuated to Egypt on 9 January, 1916.
On 18th of March, 1916 the Battalion was deployed to France. They landed in Marseilles and marched north to the Western Front. On 1st July, 1916, they engaged in the First Battle of the Somme near Albert. They went over the top at 0730 near Y Ravine with the objective of taking the rail station at the nearby village of Beaumont Hamel. On that day, the 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were one of only a few units to reach their objective. They were forced to retreat however, when the second wave of troops, who were to support them, were decimated on the field.
I do not know if my grandfather was wounded on the first day of the Somme or subsequently. He was evacuated to England on 7th of August, 1916 and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field as announced in the London Gazette on 10th of November, 1916. Sergeant William Jamison was ultimately discharged on 9 September 1918 as "no longer fit for war service." His war wounds were a contributing factor in his death, at the age of 48.
RSM. William Jamison
12th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Belfast
Pte. Elijah Jane
British Army 19th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.20th Aug 1917)
Elijah Jane died on the 20th of Aug 1917 aged 37, he was a private with 19 Battalion DLI, he was buried in Villers Faucon Communal Cemetery
Pte. Jack Hawley Janes MM.
British Army 5th Btn. Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
from:Blechley, Bucks
(d.4th Apr 1918)
Cpl. Edward J. Janneskowitz
South African Forces Heidleberg Commando Mounted Commandos,
(d.2nd December 1914)
Corporal Janneskowitz is buried in the Kameelpoort Farm Cemetery, Free State, South Africa
Pte. Bertram Watson Japp
British Army 4/5th Btn. Black Watch
from:Bents Hotel, Montrose
(d.18th September 1918)
Sjt. A H. Jaques
Australian Imperial Force. att. 3rd Salvage Coy. 34th Btn.
Pte. Charles Jaques
British Army 6th Btn. Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
from:Griff Village, Nuneaton
(d.10th Jan 1916)
Charlie Jaques was Thomas and Ellen's youngest son. He died of war wounds after saving a fellow soldier by carrying him from the battlefield. He was hit by shrapnel and died from his wounds several days later on 10th of January 1916, aged 23. He is remembered on the Riversley Park Memorial in Nuneaton.
Pte. Alfred Herbert Jardine
British Army 9th Btn. The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
from:Liverpool
(d.27th Aug 1915)
The sad loss of my GrandfatherââŹâ˘s only son. Like many of his friends and other Liverpool youngsters at that time; they enlisted enthusiastically and like Alfred, many were under age. For Alfred it would result in a life cut so tragically short when he was killed in Action at just 17 years of age.
Alfred Herbert Jardine was born in Wavertree, Liverpool on the 5th July 1898, the only son of Alfred Jardine & Lucy Emily Jardine nee Herbert. He lived with his parents & three sisters Dorothy, Winifred & Elsie (the second eldest sister being my mother Winifred Lucy Bancroft nee Jardine,) at 77 Alderson Road, Wavertree, Liverpool.
I have always had an interest in Family History and I have a number of Memorabilia items for my uncle Alfred that relate to his short life. One of these being a copy of an essay written by Alfred at his school- Lawrence Road, Wavertree in 1912 entitled ââŹËMy LifeââŹâ˘. A fascinating innocent window of his life, his hobbies and pleasures. I also have several sketches he did, one of these being a picture dated June 1914 of the liner ââŹËEmpress Of IrelandââŹâ˘ that sank in the Saint Lawrence River following a collision with the Norwegian collier SS Storstad in the early hours of 29 May 1914. By a strange coincidence my WifeââŹâ˘s Great Uncle George Oswald Willis was a Smoke Room Steward and one of the fatalities of the accident which claimed the lives of 1,012 (840 passengers, 172 crew)
It is hard to believe that such a happy childhood would be brutally interrupted in 1914 and have a devastating impact for him and his family the following year in 1915 when he was killed in action. He enlisted in Liverpool with the 9th Battalion, The KingââŹâ˘s (Liverpool Regiment) Private 2603 on the 29th September 1914 giving his age as 18 years 2 months. My Mother told me that on hearing from Alfred that he had enlisted, her Father went to the recruiting office to try and get the papers cancelled because his son was under age. This was refused as the official papers had been signed.
So began AlfredââŹâ˘s short but brave military career. He was stationed at home in the UK 29th September 1914 to 11th March 1915. Embarked at Southampton for France 12th March 1915. From his arrival in France till his death he would be engaged in a number of actions with his battalion. Family story has been passed to the present generation that Alfred was shot by an enemy sniper after leaving his trench to collect firewood. To date I have not found any evidence for this or what action he might have taken part in.
From his British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 I do know, that he died on the 27th August 1915 of wounds received in action on 26th August 1915 in Vermelles situated 6 miles south east of BĂŠthune, Pas de Calais, France and he is buried at Chocques Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. I still have the dreadful telegram dated 7th September 1915 ..ââŹÂIt is my painful duty to inform you that a report has this day been received from the War Office notifying the death ofââŹÂŚĂ˘âŹÂŚĂ˘âŹÂŚĂ˘âŹÂŚ..ââŹÂ that my Dear Grandfather had to open on that tragic day, like so many other families would have to endure. In fact, two years later in 1917, my paternal Grandfather would receive the same painful telegram to report the death of my second uncle to die in the Great War - Thomas Wright Bancroft.
They are truly 'not forgotten' and I have had the honour to visit their War Graves on two occasions and pay our family respects for their sacrifice.
Pte. Andrew Jardine
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Jarrow, Co Durham
(d.8th May 1915)
Pte. Arthur George Jarman
British Army 1st Battalion, D Coy. Somerset Light Infantry
from:28, Church Rd., Horfield, Bristol
(d.2nd June 1915)
In memory of my ancestor, 2nd cousin Arthur Jarman He served as Private, 9558, with "D" Coy. 1st Bn., Somerset Light Infantry and died "at home" on 2nd of June 1915 of wounds received in battle. He is interred at Bristol (Greenbank) Cemetery, and is grave is maintained by the CWWGC
Remembered with Honour.
Cpl. Charles Jarman
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
served with 18th & 11th & 13th DLI
Rees Price Jarman
British Army 13th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment
from:4 Bailie Glas Court, Merthyr Tydfil.
(d.3rd Apr 1917)
Rees Jarman served with the 13th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. In 1911 he was a fruiterer with a wife, Elizabeth and son Thomas aged 1.
Pte. Richard Alexander Jarman
Australian Imperial Force 2nd Btn.
(d.29th Apr 1915)
Richard Jarman died 29th April 1915 and commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.
Cpl. George Jarratt VC.
British Army 8th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Southgate, Middx
(d.3rd May 1917)
George Jarratt was killed in action on the 3rd of May 1917, aged 25. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial in the Faubourg-d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. George was the husband of G. M. Jarratt, of 28, Stanley Road, Southgate, Middx.
An extract from The London Gazette dated 8th June, 1917, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery and devotion in deliberately sacrificing his life to save others. He had, together with some wounded men, been taken prisoner and placed under guard in a dug-out. The same evening the enemy were driven back by our troops, the leading infantrymen of which commenced to bomb the dug-outs. A grenade fell in the dugout, and without hesitation Cpl. Jarratt placed both feet on the grenade, the subsequent explosion blowing off both his legs. The wounded were later safely removed to our lines, but Cpl. Jarratt died before he could be removed. By this supreme act of self-sacrifice the lives of these wounded were saved."
Pte. William Henry Jarrett
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:74 Kensington Rd, Earlsdon, Coventry
My Grandfather, William Jarrett did not talk very much about his war experiences, but he did mention that he had earned extra money carrying a Lewis gun and always walked behind the tanks, considering that the safest place. He signed up with his mates and lied about his age to join up. He fought in the Battle of the Somme. He saved his money and sent it all home to his Mother to save for him but when he returned his Father had spent it all, figuring he'd never survive the War. He was also in Egypt at the end of the War in the Defence Unit and Corps.
Handmade WW1 Birthday Card
Pte. Robert Jarry
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
(d.7th Jun 1916)
Robert Jarry was killed aged 26 and is buried in Dartmoor Cemetery at Becordel Beacourt, France
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