LtCol William Kenneth Eustace Jameson

William was part of the famous Jameson whiskey family. He was the eldest son of John Eustace Jameson, a noted soldier, who had been involved in the military in Ireland and London. William was not originally fron Brentwood, and was instead born in London and grew up between there and Ireland.

Originally he had wanted to be a horse jockey, but after an accident at Wetherby race course where he was badaly injured he decided to join the Royal Artillery instead. He went to South Africa during the Boer War where he was wounded.

He moved to Brentwood in about 1912 and lived at Knowle Lodge in Brook Street.

During the first world war he remained part of the Royal Artillery and commanded about 5,000 soldiers in France, Egypt and Palestine. While on active duty during the first world war he was also injured. When he returned to Brentwood after the war, he moved to Guildford Lodge on Queens Road.

He retired from the army in 1921, and opened a wine shop on London Road - he worked there until deciding it was too much for him in 1968 - at the age of 92! The only other time he was involved in the military was during the second world war, when he wa s made Assistant Zone Commander for the Essex Home Guard between 1940 and 1943.

Later in his life he lived at Heritage House in Warley, where he died in November 1969.