| Regimental number | 12/377 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tapu, Thames |
| Occupation | Bushman |
| Address | Tapu, Thames |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33.11 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Samuel Hamilton, Te Aroha, Thames |
| Previous military service | Served for 1 year in No 1 Thames Rifles Regiment, NZ Volunteers, 1906-07; corps disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Paeroa |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother of A. Hamilton, Oratia, Waikumete, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (gun shot wound, arm); admitted to HS 'Braemar Castle', 10 May 1915; transferred to Malta; disembarked Malta, 18 May 1915, and admitted to St George's Hospital; discharged from hospital, 17 June 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 27 June 1915, and attached to NZ Advanced Base, Mustapha. Embarked Alexandria, 3 July 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 8 July 1915. Admitted to hospital, 21 July 1915; rejoined unit from hospital, 22 July 1915 (no details recorded). Wounded in action (second occasion), 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, right buttock, compound fracture, left femur). Died of wounds, 8 August 1915. Buried, 10 August 1915, at Chailak Dere by 41st Field Ambulance; grave subsequently lost. War service: 357 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16790798 |