James McCutcheon HAMILTON

Regimental number204
Place of birthDarlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolDarlinghurst State Public School, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressBondi, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs O'B Hamilton, Salathiel, Cross Street, Waverley, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave NO. 37), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Octavia HAMILTON, 9 Dellview Street, Bondi, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers