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David James Wallace Hamilton
| Name on Board | DJW Hamilton |
| Name on Service Records |
David James Wallace Hamilton |
| Enlistment Age | 24 |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Place of Birth | Fitzroy, Vic |
| Next of Kin | David and Lucy Hamilton |
| Address | 85 Nelson Place, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 10/09/1914 |
| Service No. | 329 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 22/12/1914 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Ulysses A38 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 14th Australian Infantry Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
| Date of Death | 7/06/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 12th Australian Machine Gun Company |
| Rank on Death | Second Lieutenant |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Belgium |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium |
Additional Information
David James Wallace Hamilton enlisted with the second contingent of 42 Williamstown enlistees and sailed with the Second Convoy of 19 ships which departed from Albany, Western Australia on 31 December 1914.
His address at time of enlistment Royal Hotel, Nelson Place, Williamstown, Vic.
He was wounded twice in Gallipoli, the second time with a gun shot wound to the back and spent time recovering at the London General Hospital.
On recovery he was posted to France in June 1916, promoted to Lieutenant in March 1917 and killed in action in June 1917.
His brother, Frank Hepburn Hamilton (2153) enlisted in July 1915 and returned to Australia in April 1919.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 26 December 1914, p3
The National Anzac Centre, Albany, Western Australia
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