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HAMISTER, Gilbert Hamilton

Service Number:	2788
Enlisted:	7 June 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Saddleworth, South Australia, 6 January 1892
Home Town:	Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Store Assistant
Died:	Natural causes, South Australia, 16 May 1982, aged 90 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

7 Jun 1915:	Enlisted
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2788, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 2788, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Lance Sergeant, 2788
Date unknown:	Wounded 2788, 12th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

General Birdwood presented his Meritortious Service Medal on 6 March 1920.