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John HAMILTON

Regimental number1024
Place of birthBlight England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressCollie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Hamilton, c/- N Lyons, Vokian Mills, West Collie, Western Australia
Enlistment date19 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia,
30 Officers and 982 Other Ranks embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A11 'Ascanius' on 29 June 1915; 12 others embarked at Fremantle on HMAT A36 'Thirty-Six' on 12 July 1916. From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish the latter 12.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 September 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death16 December 1951

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