David Auldjo Jamieson

David Auldjo Jamieson
David Jamieson VC
Born	(1920-10-01)1 October 1920 Westminster, London
Died	15 May 2001(2001-05-15) (aged 80) Burnham Market, Norfolk
Buried at	Burnham Norton Churchyard
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1939–48
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal Norfolk Regiment
Battles/wars	Second World War Battle of Normandy
Awards	Victoria Cross Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Relations	Sir Archibald Jamieson (father)

Second World War

Major David Auldjo Jamieson, VC, CVO (1 October 1920 – 5 May 2001) was a British Army officer in the Second World War and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

David Auldjo Jamieson was born in Westminster, on 1 October 1920, the elder son of Sir Archibald Auldjo Jamieson, Chairman of Vickers Armstrong. He attended Ladycross School, Seaford, East Sussex and Eton College. In his youth he spent time at the family holiday retreat in Norfolk. He was a volunteer in the Territorial Army unit at Dersingham for the 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment, which he joined in May 1939 when the Territorial Army was doubled in size. He was transferred to the 7th Battalion, formed as a 2nd Line duplicate of the 5th, and was subsequently commissioned as a second lieutenant, despite a lack of experience.

Aged 19 on the outbreak of the Second World War, Jamieson was considered too young for overseas service and did not initially go with the battalion, now part of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, to join the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) when it went to France in 1940 but followed later. When the majority of the battalion was captured in June 1940 during the Fall of France he was at Rouen and was able to return to Britain. The battalion was reformed in 1941 and he was promoted to a company commander of D Company.