HAMILTON, John Charles Sutton
| Service Number: | 2026 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Humpybong, Queensland , Australia, 12 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Humpybong State School, Queensland , Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Short Illness, General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland , Australia, 16 April 1933, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland 5B |
| Memorials: | Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2026, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2026, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2026, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
John Charles Sutton Hamilton was born at Humpybong to parents Charles Hamilton and Mary Ann Tucker. John attended Humpybong State School and when Charles died in 1909, his mother Mary then married Martin McDonnell in 1910. At time of enlistment in August 1915 John working as a labourer. John married Lily Maud Sheldrick in 1920. His two brothers, William Samuel [5424] and Robert James [11] also enlisted.
MR. J. C. S. HAMILTON.
After an Illness lasting only a few weeks Mr. John Charles Sutton Hamilton of Lose-street, Buranda, died at the General Hospital, where he was undergoing special treatment. The late Mr. Hamilton who was born in Brisbane, served in the Great War, and received several wounds. On his return from the front he took up banana farming at Eudlo, but gave up the aim and returned to Brisbane. He was keenly interested in lodge matters, and was a member of the Court Wellington of the Ancient Order of Foresters.
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