Ernest Sherwood HAMILTON

Regimental number2429
Place of birthUrandangie Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Hamilton, Everton, Jimbour, via Dalby, Queensland
Enlistment date19 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 June 1965