Pte. William James Hamilton

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Pte. William James Hamilton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rangiora, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Death: October 01, 1916 (27)
Battle of Somme, Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [V. B. 22.], Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Immediate Family:

Son of James Hamilton and Emily Hamilton
Brother of Sarah Jane Petherick; Eleanor Grace Carr; Joseph Thomas Hamilton; Hugh Henry Hamilton and Isaac John Hamilton

Occupation: Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 56568832
Service No: WWI 9/1565
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Pte. William James Hamilton

Son of James and Emily Hamilton, of 102, Fox St., Gisborne, New Zealand. Private in OIR, file number 9/1565.

HONORS CAUSE - HAMILTON — Killed in action, about October Ist, William James, second son of James and Emily Hamilton, Patutahi. Source: Poverty Bay Herald (2 January 1917, p. 2).

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohHA-HE.html / Ref 9.4.2021
  3. Poverty Bay Herald (2 January 1917, p. 2).
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Pte. William James Hamilton's Timeline

1889
May 31, 1889
Rangiora, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
1916
October 1, 1916
Age 27
Battle of Somme, Somme, Departement du Cher, Centre, France
October 1, 1916
Age 27
Warlencourt British Cemetery, [V. B. 22.], Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France