William James HAMILTON

Regimental number9/1565
AddressPatutahi, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, J Hamilton, Patutahi, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 22), nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Emily Hamilton, 102, Fox Street, Gisborne
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh

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