William JAMISON

Regimental number10/676
Date of birth5 August 1892
Place of birthIreland
Other NamesWilliam Andrew
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFireman
AddressGordon Road, Toko
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Jamison, Ballelyn, Randalston, Co Antrim, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matilda Jamison, Ballely, Randalstown, Co Antrim, Ireland, and the late James Jamison
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 357 days (of which 297 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052993