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HAMILTON, David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 39426 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Dalkeith, Scotland, 7 September 1906 |
| Home Town: | Bordertown, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), New Guinea, 3 November 1944, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lae Memorial, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial, Mundulla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 May 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 39426 | |
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| 20 May 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 20 May 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 39426 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Sergeant David Hamilton 39426of Number 4 Airfield Construction Squadron accidentally drowned at Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea - commemorated on the Lae Memorial, Papua New Guinea