Regimental number | 937 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Morwell, Victoria |
Other Names | HAMILTON, Charles Buith |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Blackwood Street, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, James A Hamilton, Blackwood Street, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 5th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Builow spelt Builth |
Place of burial | Chatby Military Cemetery (Row Q, Grave 439), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: J. and E.J. HAMILTON |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 3001 Gunner Lewis Samuel ANGUS, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 20 August 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |