| Regimental number | 1817 |
| Place of birth | North Carlton, Victoria |
| School | North Carlton State School No. 1252, North Carlton, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Proof reader |
| Address | Norwood, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ruth Hamilton, 579 Canning Street, North Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 2.6 years in Australian Garrison Artillery |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | PCPL |
| Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 5), Lesboeufs, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Ruth HAMILTON, 579 Canning Street, Carlton North, Victoria. Native of Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother; Sgt V.A.F. Hamilton, who was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux, 1918, France. |