Trooper

John Hamilton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. H. Hamilton, late of Rosebank, Palmerston. Born at Mosgiel, Otago. Served in Egypt, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/2073
Name:
John Hamilton
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
21 January 1895
Next of Kin: 
Miss A. Hamilton (sister), care of Mrs Davidson, 17 Napier Street, Belleknowes, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Otago Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
13 June 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Section 72. Block I.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Hamilton
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