HAMILTON, James
| Service Number: | 4322 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Westbury, Tasmania, Australia, 18 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 12 February 1951, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Gunns Plains District Roll of Honour WW1, Gunns Plains Memorial Seat, Gunns Plains Roll of Honor WW1, Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4322, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4322, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4322, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Hamilton was one of three brothers who enlisted in the AIF from Tasmania. He was the only survivor; three times badly wounded including being gassed during 1918. He returned to Australia during early 1919. His brothers died within a day of each other, 4323 Corporal Thomas Hamilton M.M. & Bar also of the 12th Battalion AIF had been killed in action 6 October 1917 and 5712 Private Robert Francis Hamilton 12th Battalion AIF was killed in action 7 October 1917, aged 25.
James had enlisted on the same day as his brother Thomas, and they were given consecutive regimental numbers in the 12th Battalion.
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