Regimental number | 73 |
Place of birth | Pleworth Co., Middlesex, England |
School | Technical College, Brisbane and Sandgate State School, Queensland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 13 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Teacher |
Address | Morningside via Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, R Hamilton, Box 253, GPO, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and Citizen Forces, 9th Regt., QLD |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Of modest disposition and very popular with all ranks of his acquaintance. Was promoted to Sergeant at organisation of 26th Battalion, and trained at Cambridge University for his Commissions." Details from Father |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Herbert Henry |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France |
Age at death | 23.8 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Emilie HAMILTON, Brisbane. Native of Middlesex, England |
Family/military connections | Brother; Lt. W.F.J. Hamilton, 26th Bn who was awarded Commission for service in the field (France), and awarded M.C.. Both served in Gallipoli and also has brothers Lt. R.P Hamilton, 20th London Regt. and killed at Loos, September, 1915. |