JARRETT, William
| Service Number: | 311 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gloucester, England , 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 26 February 1940 |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot: Part Monumental. Portion 1. Section 61A. Grave 54 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 311, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 311, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 311, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 311, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 311, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (leg) | |
| 19 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 311, 9th Infantry Battalion, Medically discharged from the AIF at Brisbane on 5 March 1918 due to Bronchitis and debility |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'OTHER INTERESTING LETTERS.
In the course of letters dated May 3 and 9 to his sister (Mrs Vaughan, Ann street, Brisbane) Private W. Jarrett writes: We landed at 4.10 a.m. on April 25. We jumped into the water up to our necks, and when we got near the shore the Turks opened fire. We fixed bayonets and charged up a mountain in the face of shrapnel. I was in the firing line for ten hours. The boys fought like heroes, but we lost many men wounded and killed, and a number of the navy men were also lost during the landing. Our troops were cut up with the machine guns, but when we charged the Turks fled for their lives. I was in three bayonet charges, and during the last one fell down a trench about 18ft. in depth, and was hurt, but I don't think I am hurt much. It was a great sight to see our fellows going up the mountain. The Turks waited for us to get close before they fired, but when they saw us coming with our bayonets fixed they ran.' from The Brisbane Courier 11 June 1915 (nla.gov.au)
'PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr. C. Janett, Ann street, Valley, has been notified that his son, Lance-corpoial W. Jarrett, has been admitted to the Edmonton Military Hospital, England, suffering from severe bronchitis. Lance-corporal Jarrett, who has been fighting for two years and six months, has been wounded four times, and has not previously had a holiday. He is an original member of one of the famous Queensland battalions.' from The Brisbane Courier 21 March 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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