B/158378 Corporal Harold Jamieson was born 19 February 1919 in Brantford, Ontario, son of Chris and Mari Jamieson and a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation.  He studied at Major Ballachey School and afterwards earned his living as a transport driver. He was a devout member of the Latter Day Saints Church.

On November 21, 1940, Harold entered a training program with the Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles of Canada. This lasted until December 12, 1940. He successfully completed his training.

Later he worked as a driver for the company Martin Transport in Brantford until the day of his enlistment with the army active service on 21 January 1944. By signing up, he hoped to be able to support his mother, who had been widowed since 11 August 1943.

He left for Camp Borden and subsequently set sail for England where he arrived on July 12, 1944. He remained there until July 16 to be landed in France. Via France, Caen, Belgium and the Netherlands, Harold was deployed in the Rhineland offensive with the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada.

This offensive started on 8 February 1945, to break the German defences at Emmerich and Elten, to grant free passage to other Canadian units that were on their way to liberate the east of the Netherlands (Achterhoek). On March 4, 1945, Harold Jamieson was promoted to corporal by Lieutenant R. Gauthier.

On 2 April 1945, Corporal Jamieson was killed in action while fighting around the village of Eldrik near the Wehlse Beek.

Shortly after his platoon commander, Lieutenant R. Gauthier wrote to his mother:

“If I had a platoon of men as brave as your son, we could win the war by ourselves. You may well be proud of him.”

Jamieson was temporarily buried at the Guild Tent in Beek, a few kilometres north of Emmerichand later reburied in Grosbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Netherlands, Grave Reference: XXII. D. 12.