Herbert Rosewell HAMILTON

Regimental number9/125
Date of birth25 January 1884
Place of birthRiversdale
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressRiversdale
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.7
Height5' 10"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L R Hamilton, Tuatapere, Southland
Previous military servicePreviously served in the military ('term specified'); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHill 60 Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 21 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Mudros, 6 November 1915, concluded: 'Killed in action, 21 August 1915'.

War service: 1 year 7 days (of which 333 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16790678

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