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William Ernest HAMILTON

Regimental number1883
Place of birthDargalong, Victoria
SchoolSouth Melbourne State School, South Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMerton via Tallarook, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Hamilton, 852 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date28 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1916
Place of death or woundingLongueval, Somme, France
Age at death35.11
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialDelville 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

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