William Hugh HAMILTON

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HAMILTON, William Hugh

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	3 November 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1894
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Ballarat High School, Victoria, Australia and Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australian Capitol Territory, Australia
Occupation:	Staff Cadet at Royal Military College, Duntroon
Died:	Killed In Action, Courtney's Post, Gallipoli, Turkey, 18 May 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 17
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World War 1 Service

3 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic.
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
19 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Courtney's Post

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Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Lieutenant William Hugh Hamilton (left), a Graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon ACT, of Ballarat, Vic, was killed on 19 May 1915 during the Turkish attack on Courtney's Post, Gallipoli, in the same action for which L Cpl Albert Jacka was awarded the first Australian VC of WW1.

Source: Gallipoli Heroes, p.53

Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley

Lieutenant William Hugh Hamilton was killed in action at the Dardanelles. He was the son of Mr. Robert Hamilton, of South-street, Ballarat, and was born on the 24th of May, 1894.

He entered the service of this Department in 1910, being appointed junior teacher at Redan, and afterwards occupying a similar position at Mount Pleasant. He resigned in 1912 in order to enter the Duntroon Military College.

His record as a teacher is that of one who was willing, hardworking, intelligent, and trustworthy.

Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.

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