HAMILTON, John William
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 28 March 1870 |
Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
Schooling: | Queen's College |
Occupation: | Patent Examiner |
Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 45 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 25 |
Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Captain, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Captain, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Major, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Anne Mellefont Hamilton. Husband of Una Alberta Theresa Hamilton of 'Rosedale', Kerferd Street, East Malvern, Victoria formerly of 'Jacuna', Douglas Street, East Malvern, Victoria. Father of Aline Boyne Bland Martin nee Hamilton
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
1884 - passed the Queensland Public Service entrance exam
Also served for 3 years as Sapper in the Brisbane Engineers
6 years in the Brisbane Sub-Miners with the ranks of Corporal and Sargeant