HAMILTON, George
| Service Number: | 5094 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Killyman, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland , December 1885 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | National School, Dungannon, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Wounds from Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, England, United Kingdom, 20 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery, England Leicester (Welford Road) Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 628), Leicestershire, Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5094, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5094, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5094, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5094, 13th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, fractured right arm & shrapnel wounds to left ankle DoW England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 20th September....Private George Hamilton was born at Killyman, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, Ireland.
According to information supplied by his sister for the Roll of Honour – George Hamilton came to Australia when he was 31 years of age.
George Hamilton enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 8th August, 1915 stating he was a 29 year old Grocer from North Sydney, NSW. He embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Star of Victoria (A16) on 31st March, 1916 with the 13th Infantry Battalion, 16th Reinforcements.
Private Hamilton embarked from Alexandria on 7th June, 1916 on H.M.T. Ionian to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) arrived in France on 14th June, 1916 & had been appointed Acting Corporal from 7th June, 1916.
Acting Corporal George Hamilton joined 13th Battalion in France on 25th August, 1916 & revered to the rank of Private.
Private George Hamilton was wounded in action in France on 30th August, 1916. He was invalided to England with a fractured right arm & shrapnel wounds to left ankle & admitted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, England on 2nd September, 1916.
Private George Hamilton died on 20th September, 1916 from wounds received in action in France - fractured humerus, amputation of arm & Septicaemia. (Note: there is some discrepancy as to which Hospital he died in)
Private George Hamilton was buried Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire, England where 7 other WW1 Australians are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/leicester.html
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