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YALDWYN, Hamilton St Clair

Service Number:	33
Enlisted:	20 March 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 3 December 1871
Home Town:	Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling:	Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Pneumonia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 July 1916, aged 44 years
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Grave Location: 10-11-24, Portion 10/Section 11/Grave 24.
Memorials:	Ipswich Grammar School Great War Honour Roll

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Captain, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
1 Apr 1900:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 33, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 33, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
1 Jun 1900:	Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
10 Aug 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Sergeant, 33, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.
26 Apr 1902:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
19 May 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Embarked aboard Custodian arriving Durban 22 Jun 1902.
9 Aug 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Captain, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Embarked at Durban 28 Jun 1902 aboard Manchester Merchant arriving Brisbane 2 Aug 1902, disbanded 9 Aug 1902.

World War 1 Service

20 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
30 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
4 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney
4 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
24 Mar 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Dismissed by General Court Martial (drunkenness)

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