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HAMILTON, Hugh
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6514 |
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Enlisted: | 14 August 1916, Brisbane, QLD, Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Strathpine, Queensland, Australia, 20 August 1887 |
Home Town: | Dayboro, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
Schooling: | Dayboro State Primary School - Dayboro, Qld |
Occupation: | Dairyman / Farmer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Mont, St Quintin, Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France, 20 August 1918, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France (CWGC) Official Commemoration-Grave Location: V. B. 10., Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Dayboro World War One Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6514, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
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14 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6514, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, QLD, Australia | |
21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6514, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
2 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6514, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6514 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-20 (NAA, Pg's-14, 16) | |
2 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-14) |
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