| Regimental number | 6749 |
| Place of birth | Mount Albion, North Queensland |
| School | Cairns State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Bullock driver |
| Address | Atherton, Kerr's Road, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs E. Jarman, Atherton, Kerr's Road, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Cairns, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Army Service Corps 17, Reinforcement 1 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/36/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 15), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Jane JARMAN, Upper McLeod Street, Cairns, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Promoted Corporal, 30 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 22 November 1916 (influenza); transferred to Corps Rest Station, 22 November 1916; to No 38 Casualty Clearing Station, 4 December 1916; to No 17 Ambulance Train, 5 December 1916; to No 2 General Hospital, Le Havre, 6 December 1916; to England, 9 December 1916; to No 3 Southern General Hospital, 11 December 1916 (bronchitis); discharged to furlough, 26 January 1917, and to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 10 February 1917. Classified 'A3', No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 18 May 1917. Marched into Hard & Draft Depot, Perham Downs, 2 June 1917. Marched out to Camp Headquarters, Perham Downs, 4 June 1917. Found guilty, Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 29 June 1917, of being absent without leave from 2130 hours, 19 June 1917, until 2200 hours, 23 June 1917: award, admonished, and forfeits 5 days' pay. Found guilty, 15 August 1917, of behaving in an unsoldierly like manner: award, reprimanded. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 1 January 1918. Proceeded to unit, 2 January 1918; rejoined 57th Bn, 5 January 1918. Promoted Sergeant, 21 May 1918. Found guilty, 17 June 1918, of while on active service, being absent from billeting area without a pass: award, reprimanded. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Buried at Franvillers, 6 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JARMAN William |
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