Sjt
George McDonald Hamilton

Informationen zu Geburt

Geburtsdatum:
18/08/1885
Geburtsort:
Carluke, Lanarkshire, Vereinigtes Königreich, Schottland

Allgemeine Informationen

Beruf:
Baker

Informationen zum Armeedienst

Land:
New Zealand
Truppe:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Serjeant
Dienstnummer:
8/3615
Einheiten:
 —  Otago Regiment, 2nd Bn.  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Informationen zu Tod

Sterbedatum:
16/02/1918
Sterbeort:
Reutel, Beselare, Belgien
Todesursache:
Im Kampf gefallen
Alter:
32

Begräbnisplatz

Polygon Wood Cemetery
Grabstelle: Unbekannt
Reihe: C
Grab: 6

Auszeichnungen und Orden 2

British War Medal
Medaille
Victory Medal
Medaille

Punkte von Interesse 2

#1 Geburtsort
#2 Ort des Todes (ungefähr)

Meine Geschichte

Serjeant George McDonald Hamilton served in the Otago Regiment, 2nd Battalion, part of the New Zealand Division.

At the end of January 1918 the Otago Regiment stayed in several camps, including Otago Camp and Walker Camp. This moment of relative comfort ended when on the 8th of February the Regiment was ordered to return to the line in Polygoneveld. The 2nd Battalion proceeded via Westhoek and the Butte to the front line of the Reutel sector. They held that position until they were relieved on the 16th of February and returned to dug-outs in Albania Woods.

The Otago Regiment history does not contain detailed information about what happened on this particular day, so it is difficult to say how Serjeant Hamilton came to his end. The fact remains, however, that he was killed in action on the 16th of February 1918. He was directly buried in Buttes New British Cemetery.

Dateien 1

Quellen 4

"Official history of the Otago Regiment, NZEF in the Great War 1914-1918", Byrne A.E., page 240 - 243
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Archwayrecord
https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/FullItem.do;jsessionid=A39B4D039B4EA2283DBAA215002DBE08
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Auckland Cenotaph
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C6197?w=World%20War%20I%2C%201914-1918&n=Hamilton%208%2F3615&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch
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National Archives of Australia
https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/Search/General?query=Hamilton+8%2F3615
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