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Personal data

• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Whitby
• Land Yorkshire, England
• Family Son of William Storm Jameson, master of the ss. " Saxon Prince," who is interned at Ruhlebea and Hannah Margaret Jameson, of "Ryedale," Chubb Hill, Whitby, Yorks
• Extra info Probably the third victory for Vzfw Walter Göttsch of Jasta 8.

Military service

• Rank Second Lieutenant (temp.Capt.)
• Medals M C, D C M
  Medaille Militaire (France) - 21st and 30th August 1914
• Regiment and unit 42nd Squadron Royal Air Force (Flying Corps) transferred to n°6 Sqdn
• Other data related to military career Served in France and Flanders from 10th Aug., 1914, as an Air Mechanic-Wireless Unit; commissioned in the RFC in November 1915; promoted to flight commander a week before his death; transferred to n°6 Sqdn
  Received RAeC certificate number 3622 on 2 July 1916.Awarded the Military Cross - For conspicuous gallantry in action. He attacked a hostile kite balloon under very heavy fire. Later, his machine descended to within 150 feet of the ground, when he got the engine going again and recrossed our lines at 1,300 feet and returned safely. He has on many occasions done fine work.
  
  D C M ' For conspicuous coolness and gallantry
  on several occasions in connection
  with wireless work under fire.' (LG 29/06/1915)

Death

• Wounded 4 January; Voormezele; artillery observation patrol; left 8.35 a.m.; shot down in BE2g 7190 by Albatros D; landed; fire destroyed the aircraft; his observer, Lt William Davidson Thomson was killed in action.
• Type of wounds Died of wounds
• Died at the age of 20
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery IX - B - 16

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