Born 6 April 1905 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland [16] [28]
Son of farmhand John HAMILTON and Elizabeth LEITCH [28]
He had 12 siblings - William, Mary Ann, Matthew, Isabella, Janet, James, Barbara, Nellie, John, Bessie, Charles and David [20]
In 1911 he was living with his parents and siblings at Monkswood in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland in 1911 [20]
Ten years later, in 1921, he was living with his parents and siblings at 25 Dean Park in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland [20]
Labourer in Carnamah, Western Australia in 1927 [19]
Resided in Mount Magnet prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 9 June 1942[16]
Private WX36819 in the Australian Army's 28th Battalion during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 4 February 1945 [16]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Inglewood [2]
Died 5 August 1977; ashes interred at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (EC, Garden of Remembrance, 16, 21) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Thomas Brockie Hamilton ' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/thomas-brockie-hamilton [reference list] |
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