Regimental number | 1883 |
Place of birth | Dargalong, Victoria |
School | South Melbourne State School, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Merton via Tallarook, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Mary Hamilton, 852 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Longueval, Somme, France |
Age at death | 35.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Delville Wood Cemetery (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 4), Longueval, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Susan HAMILTON. Native of Dargalong, Victoria |