Hugh HAMILTON

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Service Number:	6514
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

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: ''
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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