Second Lieutenant John Guthrie Hamilton
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 2nd/7th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 19/09/1916
Previous Reg/Num: 3rd L'pool R, 55572. 1st Y & L R, 39797 Lan Fus (TF), 39797
Age at death: 21
Date of death: 21st of March 1918
Born: Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs
Resided: Ashton-In-Makerfield, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Pozieres Memorial - Panel 32 to 34.
BMD details:
Birth Registered: 3rd Qtr 1896 at Wigan, Lancashire. Vol 8c - Page 159.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from MIC: Mr J Hamilton Esq (father), Old Gasrswood, Nr Wigan.
Census details:
1901 - John G aged 4 is living with his parents James (48), Elizabeth (39), and siblings Elizabeth (8), James (6), Andrew M (2) at Old Garswood Hall Farm, Ashton in Makerfield 1911 - John Guthrie born Ashton in Makerfield is a schoolboy aged 14. He is living with his parents James (58), Elizabeth (47) and siblings Bessie (18), James (16), Andrew Martin (12), Thomas Stevenson (6) at Garswood Old Hall Farm, Old Garswood near Wigan
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=23]Remembered on the Tolver Street Presbyterian War Memorial[/url] Age taken from Census
[url=lmem.php?lmem=23]Remembered on the Tolver Street Presbyterian War Memorial[/url] Age taken from Census
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/JG_Hamilton_LFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Second Lieutenant John Guthrie Hammiltion
on the Pozieres Memorial
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
