Lewis HAMILTON

Regimental number66092
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinBrother, R Hamilton, Greenpark, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 34th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 100 Ulimaroa on 8 February 1918
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Place of burialVaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 26), nr Bapaume, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 78, p. 14