David James HAMILTON

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Service Numbers:	329, Officer
Enlisted:	10 September 1914
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	12th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Panmure, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

10 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion
4 Dec 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
1 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion
29 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sharpnel wound left thigh Evacuated to Lemnos for treatment and convalescence
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW Back evacuated from the Dardanelles to Malta for treatment and convalescence
23 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Machine Gun Company
19 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 12th Machine Gun Company, Promoted to Warrant Officer Class 2 and appointed Company Sergeant Major
24 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Machine Gun Company
16 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Messines
17 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Machine Gun Company, Killed In Action Belgium

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