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Ernest HAMILTON

Regimental number1665
Place of birthWodonga, Victoria
SchoolSouth Wagga Public School, Wagga, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
Addressc/o M Lennon, Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinStep-Father, M Lennon, c/o M Lennon, Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in 16th Battery Australian Field Artillery, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date8 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Age at death21.10
Place of burialBranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row G, Grave 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
160
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Rosina HAMILTON, Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsThree cousins; 1 Hamilton, 2 Nugents
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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