Corporal Andrew Hamilton
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1882-09-15
Place of birth: Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs. W. Hamilton, mother, St. Lawrence, Cambur Laerg, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Railroad Conductor
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1917-02-07
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Barlin Communal Cemetery, I. F. 3.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 629462
Highest Rank:
Corporal
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
Corporal, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 470022
LAC ID:
441597
Service file: B3976-S002
Uploader's Notes:
CEF Burial Registers - Died of Wounds. While in the "Wilson" trench at Vimy Ridge, with his Company taking part in holding the front line under intense shell fire, he was wounded in the stomach by an enemy sniper's bullet, at 8 a.m. on 6th February 1917. First aid was rendered immediately and he was then taken to No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station, but his wounds proved to be fatal, and he died the next day.
previous service-104th Battalion
Uploader's Research notes:
47th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20