Hamilton St Clair (Butch) YALDWYN

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.
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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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