Charles Ernest Hamilton

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 9 November 1881, Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Died 21 August 1916, London, England
  • Killed In Action Died of wounds 2nd General Hospital, London, England
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 12/3665
  • Served In New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, A Company
  • Next of Kin Mrs J. Hamilton (mother), Christchurch
  • Pre-war occupation Farmer
  • Enlisted18 October 1915, Trentham
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 37 Maunganui, departed 8 January 1916, Wellington, disembarked Suez, Egypt, 8 February 1916
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916
  • BuriedKensal Green (All Souls’) Cemetery, London. England. Grave reference: 213. N.Z. Plot. 5.
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mrs J. Hamilton, Christchurch.