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James Horatio Nelson HAMILTON

Regimental number4546
Place of birthGulgong near Cowra, New South Wales
SchoolEducated at home
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGrazier
AddressJolimont, Jandowae, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs. Annie Lucinda Hamilton, Jolimont, Jandowae, Queensland
Previous military serviceSouth African Irregular Forces, Kitcheners House, 12th April, 1900 - 15th January, 1901.
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name James Horatio
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death39
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row C, Grave NO. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
118
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary HAMILTON; husband of A.L. HAMILTON, Coonanbarra Road, Wahroonga, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin; Charles Leslie Hamilton Nephew; Lt W.J.A. Weir, Flying Cross Cousin; Herbert Percival Hamilton, killed at Gallipoli Cousin; Stanley Clive Hamilton, killed in France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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