JAMIESON, Douglas
| Service Number: | 229 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dollar Academy |
| Occupation: | Station overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave LONE PINE MEMORIAL-panel 7. , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 229, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 229, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 229, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 229, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 229, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 229 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Glenn Jamieson
Douglas' Grandfather was the Very Reverand George Jamieson of St Machars Cathedral in Old Aberdeen. Douglas' father, Mathew Buchan Jamieson working for BHP as chief engineer, had passed when Douglas was two years old.
He along with his older brother and baby sister returned to Aberdeenshire with thier mother Chritian. When Douglas was 14 years old, he returned to Australia under the watchful eye of his uncle, William Jamieson of Broken Hill Proprietary.
He Attended Agricultural school and then became employed as an overseer for several years. In 1914, after saving his money, he and a friend left their station (Yathong Station, Hillston, NSW) for Melbourne with the intention of starting their own business.
When war broke out both men enlisted, and on December 29, 1914, the 5' 11" Douglas joined the 8th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron.
According to accounts, Douglas' sqaudron was the first wave to climb the parapits at the ill fated Nek Offensive on August 7, 1915.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Trooper 229 Australian Light Horse 8th.
Son of Matthew Buchan Jamieson, M.T.C.E., and Christian Jamieson, nee Hall, of The Cottage, Western Road, Cults, Aberdeenshire.
Educated at Dollar Academy. His home address at the time was Brooklyn, Dollar. He left in 1908.
He enlisted in Australia in January 1915. He was sent to Egypt for training, and in May 1915, his regiment was ordered to the Dardanelles. They took part in an action at Lone Pine Trenches on 07/08/1915, in which Douglas was killed, aged 22.
Ccommemorated at Dollar Academy.
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