Christopher HAMILTON

Regimental number12/2315
AddressKumeu, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W J Hamilton, Post Office, Victoria Bridge, Co Tyrone, Ireland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Regimental number from Nominal Roll12/2315A
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Elizabeth Hamilton, Milltown, Newtownstewart, Co Tyrone, Ireland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth