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James HAMILTON

Regimental number4322
Place of birthWestbury Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
Address166 Park Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Mr R R Hamilton, Gunns Plains near Ulverstone, Tasmania
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Hobart Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4323 Lance Corporal Thomas HAMILTON, killed in action, 6 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 February 1951

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