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HAMILTON, Arthur Nicholson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12716 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, November 1882 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Lijssenthoek, Belgium, France, 2 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot 20, Row C, Grave 7, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 12716, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 12716, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 12716, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Depot Battalion, France | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 27 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Australian Army Service Corps, France | |
| 27 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Train | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 12716, 5th Divisional Train, Third Ypres, Wounded by bomb from enemy plane. SW to right leg. Died of wounds 2 October 1917. | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 12716, 5th Divisional Train, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 12716 awm_unit: 5th Australian Divisional Train awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Wounded 30 September 1917 near Hooge (bomb dropped by enemy aircraft). Evacuated to 2nd Canadian CCS at Lijssenthoek, where he died of his wounds on 2 October 1917.
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