Conrad Graham HAMILTON

Regimental number28715
Date of birth11 June 1896
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPrinter
Next of kinFather, James W Hamilton, Newton Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 12 June 1918
Discharge date8 October 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Proceeded overseas to France from England, 11 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 13 March 1917.

Wounded, 7 June 1917 (concussion), and admitted to No 1 Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, in the field, 12 August 1917.

Wounded in action, 3 February 1918 (gun shot wound, left thigh, severe compound fracture; gun shot wound right arm, severe; gun shot wound, head, severe); transferred to England for medical treatment. [No details recorded on file; Form B103 not included on file.]

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Maheno', 12 June 1918; arrived New Zealand, 13 June 1918; discharged, 8 October 1918 (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action).

Total war service: 2 years 104 days (of which 1 year 245 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 March 1971 Rotorua
Age at death74
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 3
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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