HAMILTON, James
| Service Number: | 358 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1901, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Fifth and Sixth Imperial Contingents, South Australia |
| Born: | Scotland, April 1879 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental (drowned crossing river), Kroonstad, South Africa, 3 April 1901 |
| Cemetery: |
Kroonstad Old Cemetery, Free State, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Adelaide St Peter's Cathedral Boer War Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 29 Jan 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 358, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 30 Jan 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 358, Fifth and Sixth Imperial Contingents, South Australia | |
| 3 Apr 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 358, Fifth and Sixth Imperial Contingents, South Australia |
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The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA: 1867 - 1922) Wednesday 10 April 1901
Excellency Lord Tennyson received the following telegram on Tuesday from Sir Alfred Milner at Cape Town:—"Trooper J. Hamilton (No. 358), of the South Australian Bushmen's Contingent, drowned at Kronstadt." The Chief Secretary states that this number corresponds with that of Sergeant J. Hamilton, of the Fifth Contingent, whose mother resides at Bacon-street, Hindmarsh. On receipt of the information the Chief Secretary sent a message of condolence to the mother of the deceased.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209681739
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1889 - 1931) Thursday 3 April 1902
IN MEMORIAM.
HAMILTON.—In loving memory of Sergeant James Hamilton, who was accidently drowned at Kroonstadt, South Africa, April 3, 1901.
We miss thee from our home, dear;
We miss thee from thy place;
A shadow o'er our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy face.
We miss thy kind and willing hand,
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home is dark without thee.
We miss thee everywhere.
—Inserted by his loving father, mother, sisters, and brothers.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4898988
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