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The Australian Boer War Memorial
Anzac Parade Canberra
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| Trooper William Hamilton |
Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: William Hamilton
Ancestor's date of birth: 24/08/1883
Ancestor's date of death: 25/12/1975
Cause of Death: Old age
Service Number: 3159
Colony or State of enlistment: NSW, Place of Enlistment: Detail not provided
Unit: 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen
Rank attained in Boer War: TPR, Date Effective: On enlistment
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No evidence of post war service
Murray Page: 155
Contingent: Fourth New South Wales
Ship: Detail not available, unit formed May 1901 in Klerksdorp around reinforcements intended for Citizen and Imperial Bushmen contingents; few members recruited in South Africa were Australian; 200 reinforcements joined in 1902.
Decorations: SA medal and 3 Clasps
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Orphan his sister Kate signed papers but other sister Maria Rachel was named next of kin.
Details of service in war: May 1901 - May 1902 in west then east Transvaal then west Transvaal.
Service and life after the Boer War: Worked as a shearer then as a farmer. Married late in life had three children.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Gail Willan, Como West NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Daughter
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