HAMILTON, John Henry
| Service Number: | 888 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bombala, New South Wales, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Junee, Junee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 888, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 888, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 888, 37th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John Henry Hamilton noted on attestation papers he was born about 1876 at Bombala, New South Wales, a son to George Hamilton. When he enlisted for WW1 in 1916 he noted he was single.
He served twice in the South African (Boer) War and again in WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 150 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen. Second service was as a Lance-Corporal S.N. 632 in the 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse. He served in WW1 as a Private S.N. 888 in the 37th Infantry Battalion, AIF.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 482 and 314; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier 2nd service; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).