BRYSON, Joseph Hutcheson
| Service Numbers: | 4739, 417647, Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Gin Gin, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gin Gin, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter/Missionary |
| Died: | Gas poisoning , France, 16 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II.A.48 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane Mowbray Town Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4739, Gin Gin, Queensland | |
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| 28 Mar 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4739, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 417647, 9th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Recommendation - "Conspicuous Gallantry and devotion to duty while on guard duty at dump". Not awarded | |
| 3 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , GSW (left thigh) | |
| 1 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, 2nd occasion - Gas | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4739, 9th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Died of Wounds :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-03-16 |
Biography of Joseph - Family & War History
Family
Joseph Hutcheson Bryson was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the first of ten children.
His parents were Thomas Bryson and Elizabeth McCaffrey (nee Robertson). Elizabeth died on 12th Feb 1911 aged forty years. Thomas Snr then emigrated to Australia bringing with him all ten children.
Joseph 21, John 20, Thomas 18, Elizabeth ‘Bessie' 17, Agnes 14, Alexander 13, Alice ‘Annie’ 8, Helen ‘Nellie’ 6, Andrew 5 and Jane ‘Jeannie’ 2.
They sailed from London on 21st August 1911 aboard the S.S.Torilla and docked in Brisbane on 10th October 1911. The family settled in the Brisbane suburb of Wilston and remained there for many decades.
Thomas Bryson Snr (widowed in Scotland in 1911) was re-married in Brisbane on 5th Sept 1920 to Isabella Morrison McCorkindale. The couple had one child, Isabella McCorkindale Bryson. Thomas Snr died in Brisbane on 1 July 1948 aged 78 years and his second wife passed away on 4th January 1961.
Lieut Joseph Hutcheson Bryson – WWI – Western Front
On 18th Aug 1915 Joseph enlisted in the AIF, was assigned to 9th Battalion 3rd Division and served on the Western Front, mostly in the Ypres Salient (Flanders) but also in France. He was appt Lance Corporal on 25.01.1917, 2nd Lieut on 03.08.1917 and promoted to Lieutenant in France on 01.12.1917.
On 4th Nov 1917, he was wounded in action with a gunshot wound to the left thigh at Defy Crossing (near where Tyne Cot Cemetery now is) whilst defending key position near Zonnebeke (Ypres). He was transferred to the CCS, then to Class B duties at Le Havre. He recovered quickly and rejoined the 9th Btn in the Field in France on 20th Dec 1917.
On 7th March 1918, he was gassed near Hollebeke, Ypres, Flanders. The bombing and gassing was severe for three hours and traces of gas remained all night. He was admitted to the 1st Aust Field Ambulance then transferred to No 2 A.C.C.S at Trois Arbres near Bailleul. He died from gas poisoning at 5:45pm on 16th March 1918 and is buried in Outtersteene Cemetery at Bailleul Plot II.A.48, 16km south west of Ypres.
On 13th Sept 1915, his younger brother, Thomas Jnr (12945), enlisted in the AIF and was assigned to the Aust Medical Corp 3rd Sanitation Section and served on the Western Front, mostly with No. 2 A.C.C.S. At the end of the war, Thomas departed aboard the Hospital Ship SS Ormonde on 16th June 1919 and arrived back in Australia on 4th August 1919.
Their cousin, James McAusland Bryson (31855) of the Cameronians Scottish Rifles 'A' Coy 10th Battalion, also served on the Western Front and was killed in action in the Ypres Salient on 22nd June 1917. He is buried in the Bleuet Farm Cemetery at West-Vlaanderen Belgium, 3km north west of Ypres.
Submitted 29 February 2020 by Melita Kavanagh
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Joseph Hutcheson BRYSON was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1889
His parents were Thomas BRYSON & Elizabeth McCAFFREY (nee ROBERTSON) - his Mother Elizabeth died in 1911 and his Father Thomas brought some of the family to Brisbane on the ship Torilla arriving on 10th October, 1911
Josephs brother Thomas BRYSON (SN12945) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
Biography contributed by Melita Kavanagh
Biography of Joseph - Family & War History
Contributed by Melita Kavanagh
Family
Joseph Hutcheson Bryson was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the first of ten children.
His parents were Thomas Bryson and Elizabeth McCaffrey (nee Robertson). Elizabeth died on 12th Feb 1911 aged forty years. Thomas Snr then emigrated to Australia bringing with him all ten children.
Joseph 21, John 20, Thomas 18, Elizabeth ‘Bessie' 17, Agnes 14, Alexander 13, Alice ‘Annie’ 8, Helen ‘Nellie’ 6, Andrew 5 and Jane ‘Jeannie’ 2.
They sailed from London on 21st August 1911 aboard the S.S.Torilla and docked in Brisbane on 10th October 1911. The family settled in the Brisbane suburb of Wilston and remained there for many decades.
Thomas Bryson Snr (widowed in Scotland in 1911) was re-married in Brisbane on 5th Sept 1920 to Isabella Morrison McCorkindale. They had one child, Isabella McCorkindale Bryson. Thomas Snr died in Brisbane on 1 July 1948 aged 78 years and his second wife passed away on 4th January 1961.
Lieut Joseph Hutcheson Bryson – WWI – Western Front
On 18th Aug 1915 Joseph enlisted in the AIF, was assigned to 9th Battalion 3rd Division and served on the Western Front, mostly in the Ypres Salient (Flanders) but also in France. He was appt Lance Corporal on 25.01.1917, 2nd Lieut on 03.08.1917 and promoted to Lieutenant in France on 01.12.1917.
On 4th Nov 1917, he was wounded in action with a gunshot wound to the left thigh at Defy Crossing (near where Tyne Cot Cemetery now is) whilst defending key position near Zonnebeke (Ypres). He was transferred to the CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) then to Class B duties at Le Havre. He recovered quickly and rejoined the 9th Btn in the Field in France on 20th Dec 1917.
On 7th March 1918, he was gassed near Hollebeke, Ypres, Flanders. The bombing and gassing was severe for three hours and traces of gas remained all night. He was admitted to the 1st Aust Field Ambulance then transferred to No 2 A.C.C.S at Trois Arbres near Bailleul. He died from gas poisoning at 5:45pm March 1918 and is buried in Outtersteene Cemetery at Bailleul, Plot II.A.48, 16km south west of Ypres.
On 13th Sept 1915, his younger brother, Thomas Jnr (12945), enlisted in the AIF and was assigned to the Aust Medical Corp 3rd Sanitation Section and served on the Western Front, mostly with No. 2 A.C.C.S. He served in France until 28th April 1919 when he was marched out from Le Havre back to England. He departed aboard the Hospital Ship SS Ormonde on 16th June 1919 and arrived back in Australia on 4th August 1919.
Their cousin, James McAusland Bryson (31855) of the Cameronians Scottish Rifles 'A' Coy 10th Battalion, served on the Western Front and was killed in action in the Ypres Salient on 22nd June 1917 and is buried in the Bleuet Farm Cemetery West-Vlaanderen Belgium, 3km north west of Ypres.
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