HAMILTON, Oswald
| Service Number: | 7662 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer's apprentice |
| Died: | Influenza Pneumonia, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 18 March 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Glasgow (Lambhill) Cemetery, Scotland Row N, Grave 128, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Salsbury Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7662, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 7662, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 7662, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 7662, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days", SW to right elbow | |
| 15 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Mar 1919: | Involvement Driver, 7662, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7662 awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-03-18 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 18th March.... Oswald Hamilton was born at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia in 1894. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th July, 1915 as a 20 year old Engineer’s Apprentice from Bulimba, Brisbane, Queensland.
Oswald Hamilton stated on his Attestation Papers that he had previously served with R.A.N.R. (Royal Australian Naval Reserve) in New Guinea Expedition. Oswald Hamilton also stated that he had previously been rejected as unfit for His Majesty’s Service due to his teeth.
Gunner Oswald Hamilton embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Persic (A34) on 18th November, 1915 with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 14th Battery & disembarked at Suez on 21st December, 1915. He proceeded to France from Alexandria on 18th March, 1916, arriving on 25th March, 1916.
Gunner Hamilton was transferred to 6th Field Artillery Brigade on 13th May, 1916 & mustered as Driver on 1st August, 1916.
Driver Hamilton was on leave from France from 27th September, 1917 & rejoined from leave on 7th October, 1917.
(nothing was reported between 7th October, 1917 & 18th September, 1918)
Driver Oswald Hamilton was wounded in action in France on 18th September, 1918. He was admitted to Hospital at Rouen (injury not stated) & discharged to Australian General Base Depot on 22nd September, 1918. Driver Hamilton was sent sick to Hospital on 5th October, 1918 with Tonsillitis & was marched out to his Unit on 10th November, 1918.
Driver Oswald Hamilton was transferred to 3rd Field Artillery Brigade on 15th November, 1918.
Driver Oswald Hamilton was on leave to UK from 15th November, 1918 & returned from leave on 29th November, 1918.
Driver Oswald Hamilton was transferred to 6th Army Brigade, Australian Field Artillery on 14th January, 1919 & posted to 106th Battery.
Driver Oswald Hamilton was marched out from Australian General Base Depot, France on 17th February, 1919 & proceeded to England from Havre, France on 26th February, 1919 for Return to Australia.
Driver Oswald Hamilton died on 18th March, 1919* at 98 Gourley Street, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland. (*Note: CWGC & the Australian War Memorial have the date of death as 18th March, 1919. All forms in the Service Record file of Driver Oswald Hamilton all have the date of death as the 18th March, 1919 however the death certificate records that he died on 16th March, 1919.)
Oswald Hamilton died from acute Influenza & double Pneumonia (10 days). His Uncle – J. M. Hamilton was present at the death. Oswald Hamilton’s death was registered at Glasgow on 17th March, 1919.
Driver Oswald Hamilton was buried in Lambhill Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland.
Memorial notices were placed in the Brisbane Courier newspaper every year from 1920 until 1930 by his friend Alec.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-lambhill.html
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