HAMILTON, Gordon Cuthbert
(Service number 40940)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Bank Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs G. C. HAMILTON (wife), care of C. H. VERITY, Craigmore Downs, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements H Company | ||
| Date | 14 March 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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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 | Age | 70 yrs | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Purewa (26 March 1960) | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Canon Staples HAMILTON & Rose Margaret nee WYLDE. Brother of Hubert Arthur HAMILTON, killed in action 1915 at Gallipoli; half-brother of Hugh Staples HAMILTON who also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [13 October 2013]
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