| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Natimuk, Victoria |
| School | Ballarat High School, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | Royal Military College, Duntroon, Federal Territory |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 10.75" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr Hamilton, 601 South Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 17), Anzac, Gallipoli |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Roll of Honour, Peacock Hall, Ballarat High School, Victoria. Parents: Robert and Margaret HAMILTON. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Killed in action, Courtney's Post, 18 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HAMILTON William Hugh |
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