HAMILTON, Herbert William
(Service number 7/1020)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 24/04/1892 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | c/- M Hamilton, Solicitor, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | WM Hamilton (father) Solicitor, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 21, 22, 23 Willochra, Knight Templar Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 January 1983 | Age | 91 |
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Biographical Notes
Great nephew Michael Walton recounted that Herbert Hamilton worked as a surveyor in Malaya between the wars. He was captured by the Japanese during their advance through South East Asia and spent the remainder of the war interred in Changi prison.
Hamilton died circa 1983-1985.
Sources
Personal conversation between Michael Walton, great nephew, and Tony Rippin, 278 January 2015.
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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