Regimental number | 22018 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Father, George Hamilton, Thornbury, Southland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 63 Navua on |
Final rank | Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave no 30), Foncquevillers, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Margaret J. Hamilton |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 17 |
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