Alexander Robert HAMILTON

Regimental number11157
OccupationRailway porter
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Hamilton, Palmerston, Otago
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company, Details
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Bertha Hamilton, Bushy Road, Palmerston South, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 9

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