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HAMILTON, David James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 329, Officer |
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Enlisted: | 10 September 1914 |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Panmure, Moyne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Seaman |
Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium |
Memorials: | Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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4 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
1 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
29 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Sharpnel wound left thigh Evacuated to Lemnos for treatment and convalescence | |
7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 329, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW Back evacuated from the Dardanelles to Malta for treatment and convalescence | |
23 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Machine Gun Company | |
19 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 12th Machine Gun Company, Promoted to Warrant Officer Class 2 and appointed Company Sergeant Major | |
24 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Machine Gun Company | |
16 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Messines | |
17 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Machine Gun Company, Killed In Action Belgium |
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