JARDINE, William Scott
| Service Number: | 6276 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastleton, Scotland, 24 February 1874 |
| Home Town: | Helensburgh, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Deputy overseer |
| Died: | Helensburgh, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1936, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Helensburgh Church of England Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6276, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6276, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6276, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First), Wounded, SW neck and shoulder | |
| 12 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6276, 13th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Source: Illawarra Remembers 1914-1918
William Scott Jardine was born in Scotland, 1875, to Robert and Jemima.
He was employed as Deputy Overman prior to the war.
William and his wife, Catherine (nee Loader) lived on McMillan Street Helensburgh with their four children: Cecil, Elizabeth, William and Myra.
William enlisted on 5 April 1916 at the age of 41. He joined the 13th Battalion, 20th Reinforcements a regiment which he shared with David John Morgans, another Illawarra resident. He embarked from Sydney on 9 September 1916 aboard HMAT Euripides A14.
His time at the front saw him wounded in action to the neck and shoulder as well as being taken as a prisoner of war by the German army. He was officially reported missing in action on 13 April 1917 and by December he was listed as a prisoner of war.
He was released and returned to Australia on 9 February 1919. William received the British War and Victory medals for his service.
William Scott Jardine died on 29 May 1936.
NB. These images have been shared by Wollongong City Gallery following the War and Remembrance project (October 2003 – January 2004).
The purpose of the project was to acknowledge the contributions of Illawarra residents in various wars, conflicts and peacekeeping missions from the Boer War to the present day.
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