HAMILTON, John
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 301st Company Mechancial Transport |
| Born: | St Pancras, London, UK, 29 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar; Sydney Technical College; University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Turramurra, New South Wales, Australia, 21 July 1948, aged 59 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Captain, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Captain, 301st Company Mechancial Transport, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Departed with his wife on SS Ceramic from England on 12 March 1920
Biography contributed by ken stevenson
Born at St Pancras, London (UK), John Hamilton was the eldest son of Hugh Montgomerie Hamilton (District Judge who served in almost every Court in NSW). He was schooled at Sydney Grammar.
Leaving school he worked for one year at Messrs Clements and Sanderson who were Motor, Electrical and General Engineers and Importers on Parramatta Road, Strathfield (later Burwood), Sydney. He then was apprenticed for three years to the NSW Government Railways and in that time attended classes at Sydney Technical College.
He then studied at the University of Sydney and was awarded the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree in 1914.
He enlisted on 5th August 1914 initially serving in the Intelligence Corps, and sailed in December with the 1st Division Ammunition Park to Egypt, crossing with it to France on 15th July, 1915. He later served in England as the OC of the Australian Corps Mechanical Transport Column. As well as being awarded the DSO he was mentioned in despatches (MID) four times.
During his time in England he married Miss Mabel Margery Kindersiey in 1917 of Faringdon, Berkshire (UK).
In 1919 he underwent non military employment with Messrs Clayton and Shuttleworth, Lincoln, UK - a course of training in manufacture of farm equipment – Tractors, Caterpillars, Tanks - and was engaged as a draughtsman in their Steam Engine Drawing Office.
The Sydney Morning Herald of 29 April 1920 shows "Major John Hamilton, Mrs John Hamilton and child" arriving on the HMS Ceramic from London.
He was discharged from the AIF in July 1920.
He was subsequently employed in the Dept of Main Roads, NSW.
John, late of Wandandian, Kissing point Road, Turramurra, died on 21 July 1948. Mabel predeceased him on 5th September 1940, aged 54. They had three children:
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