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Hamilton St Clair YALDWYN

Date of birth3 December 1871
SchoolIpswich Grammar School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Addressc/o B F Yaldwyn, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinFather, Mr Yaldwyn, Q.N. Bank, London, England
Previous military serviceServed in the South African War for 1 year 106 days (Troop Sergeant, Queensland Imperial Bushmen; Captain, 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse).
Enlistment date20 March 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashrobra on 4 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 11 April 1916
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War service: embarked Sydney, 4 October 1915. War service: Egypt

Embarked Sydney, 4 October 1915.

Taken on strength, Composite Light Horse Regiment, 20 December 1915.

General Court Martial held at Abbassia, 2 February 1916. Charge: Drunkenness in that when on Active service at 'Mex' Camp near Alexandria, he was drunk on 7 December 1915. Verdict: Guilty.

Dismissed from His Majesty's Service, 4 February 1916.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Runic', 11 April 1916.

Deemed to have forfeited all medal entitlements.

Died of pneumonia, Brisbane General Hospital, 17 July 1916.
Date of death17 July 1916
Age at death44 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland

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