HAMILTON, James
(Service number 68525)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19/07/1878 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. HAMILTON (brother), Gleniti, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 41st Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 27 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | London, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 October 1952 | Age | 74 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Brother of Andrew HAMILTON, Gleniti. Son of Andrew & Christina (nee CHALMERS) HAMILTON.) Balloted September 1917. Farm labourer, of Gleniti, employed by his brother Andrew HAMILTON.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [13 October 2013]; Timaru Herald, 4 September 1917 & 7 Novem;ber 1917 (PapersPast) [23 October 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [23 October 2013]; ancestry.co.au [23 October 2013]
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