Leslie William HAMILTON

Regimental number337
Place of birthWondonga, Victoria
Place of birthYackandandah, Victoria
SchoolTackandandah, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
AddressForsyth Street, Newtown, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinW Hamilton, Forsyth Street, Newtown, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 15 September 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death15 September 1915
Age at death21.8
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHampstead Cemetery (Plot Q, Row 4, Grave No. 33), London
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
36
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Hannah HAMILTON, Thompson Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal