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Family Group: Pair: Captain W. Hamilton, 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, who d...
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Family Group: Pair: Captain W. Hamilton, 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, who died on 14 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W. Hamilton.); Memorial Plaque (William Hamilton) this mounted in an attractive period frame, good very fine Pair: Captain J. Hamilton,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 January 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. Hamilton.); Memorial Plaque (James Hamilton) this mounted in an attractive period frame, very fine Pair: Private D. R. Hamilton, Highland Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (31711 Pte. D. R. Hamilton, H.L.I.) very fine (8) £600-£800 --- William Hamilton was born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, in 1885, the second son of James Hamilton, of 'Haymount,' Gardenside Avenue, Uddingston, Lanarkshire. A mining engineer and former Assistant General Manager at the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Company, Hamilton died on 14 August 1917 whilst serving with the 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Newly assigned to XIV Corps, 2nd Army, the 183rd Tunnelling Company operated at Pilckem from 31 July to 2 August 1917, and were subsequently involved in operations at Langemarck from 16 to 18 August 1917. William Hamilton is buried at the Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. James Hamilton was born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, in 1887, the third son of James Hamilton. He was killed in action on 1 January 1917 whilst serving with the 6th Battalion, The Cameronians, and is buried at Martinpuich British Cemetery in the Pas-de-Calais, France. Captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on 15 September 1916, Martinpuich was the scene of repeated enemy counter-attacks in the winter of 1916-17, the terrible conditions exacerbated by freezing temperatures and snowfall. David Russell Hamilton was born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, in 1897, the sixth son and eighth child of James Hamilton. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, and was appointed to a Commission on 17 December 1917, although remained on home service for the remainder of hostilities. Qualified M.B., Ch.B., at the University of Glasgow in 1922, he became an experienced medical practitioner serving Lanarkshire. Sold with extensive copied research.
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Family Group: Pair: Captain W. Hamilton, 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, who died on 14 August 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W. Hamilton.); Memorial Plaque (William Hamilton) this mounted in an attractive period frame, good very fine Pair: Captain J. Hamilton,Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 January 1917 British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. Hamilton.); Memorial Plaque (James Hamilton) this mounted in an attractive period frame, very fine Pair: Private D. R. Hamilton, Highland Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (31711 Pte. D. R. Hamilton, H.L.I.) very fine (8) £600-£800 --- William Hamilton was born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, in 1885, the second son of James Hamilton, of 'Haymount,' Gardenside Avenue, Uddingston, Lanarkshire. A mining engineer and former Assistant General Manager at the Lochgelly Iron and Coal Company, Hamilton died on 14 August 1917 whilst serving with the 183rd Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers. Newly assigned to XIV Corps, 2nd Army, the 183rd Tunnelling Company operated at Pilckem from 31 July to 2 August 1917, and were subsequently involved in operations at Langemarck from 16 to 18 August 1917. William Hamilton is buried at the Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium. James Hamilton was born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, in 1887, the third son of James Hamilton. He was killed in action on 1 January 1917 whilst serving with the 6th Battalion, The Cameronians, and is buried at Martinpuich British Cemetery in the Pas-de-Calais, France. Captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on 15 September 1916, Martinpuich was the scene of repeated enemy counter-attacks in the winter of 1916-17, the terrible conditions exacerbated by freezing temperatures and snowfall. David Russell Hamilton was born in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, in 1897, the sixth son and eighth child of James Hamilton. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, and was appointed to a Commission on 17 December 1917, although remained on home service for the remainder of hostilities. Qualified M.B., Ch.B., at the University of Glasgow in 1922, he became an experienced medical practitioner serving Lanarkshire. Sold with extensive copied research.
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