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HAMILTON, Alfred William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3759 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile Plot III, Row C, Grave 1 Headstone Inscription "HE WAS LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM AS A SOLDIER AND A MAN", Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malvern Presbyterian Church Honour Roll (Marble) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3759, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3759, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3759, 59th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3759 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-29 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Alfred and Annie HAMILTON, of 100 Finch Street, Malvern, Victoria, Australia.