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HAMILTON, Alexander Wilson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 194 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber worker |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Proyart, France, 23 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial, Surrey Hills WWI, The Shrine, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 194, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 194, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 194, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 194, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 194, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 194 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-23 | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded Sergeant, 194, 5th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Shell wound (thorax) |
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