JARRETT, Eric James
| Service Number: | 525 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Tumbridge Wells, England, 23 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Elliston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Augustines (Catholic) School, Tunbridge Wells |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 28 March 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria INSCRIPTION TILL THE DAWN BREAKS. Grave C. 58., Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Elliston War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 525, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 525, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 525, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 525, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 525, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Amman Raid (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 525 awm_unit: 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-03-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 23 and the son of Frederick and Jesse Jarrett of 36 Cambrian Rd., Tunbridge Wells.
Age at embarkation 19
Previous military service- Kent Field Engineers, Tunbridge Wells
Enlistment date 9 December 1914
11th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron.
AWM Embarkation Roll number 10/16/1
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915
[and note also...............
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 16 June 1915]
4th Battalion Imperial Camel Corps.
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular
Private Jarrett went right through the Gallipoli campaign and was transferred to the Australian Camel Corps in 1916.
Family/military connections
His brother Private Leo Jarrett was in the 13th Field Ambulance Corps (Australian Imp Force) and won the M.M. in France
He is remembered in the United Kingdom on the Tunbridge Wells [Kent] and the Crowborough [Sussex] war memorials and also on the High Brooms memorial plaque as Private E. Jarrett.
Biography
"PRIVATE E. J. JARRETT, Colton
The accompanying photo, is that of Private Eric J. Jarrett, who went to the Dardanelles some six months ago. Since his arrival in Australia he has spent most of his time in and around Colton, and was a member of the Colton Football Club. He joined the Light Horse in Adelaide, but was subsequently transferred to the Queensland 11th Light Horse Regiment, with which he has gone to the front. He was born at Tunbridge Wells, England, and is descended from a very old English Catholic family. His father has been organist in St. Augustine's Church in Tunbridge Wells for over 30 years." - from the Adelaide Southern Cross 17 Dec 1915 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed
Biography written by Joshua Berman, Mark Oliphant College, SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2017 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.
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