Regimental number | 4546 |
Place of birth | Gulgong near Cowra, New South Wales |
School | Educated at home |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Jolimont, Jandowae, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Annie Lucinda Hamilton, Jolimont, Jandowae, Queensland |
Previous military service | South African Irregular Forces, Kitcheners House, 12th April, 1900 - 15th January, 1901. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name James Horatio |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Hooge 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 connections | Cousin; Charles Leslie HamiltonNephew; Lt W.J.A. Weir, Flying CrossCousin; Herbert Percival Hamilton, killed at GallipoliCousin; Stanley Clive Hamilton, killed in France |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |