Archibald Gilbert Hamilton
Service Number
S/8555
Military Unit
1st Bn Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Date of birth
Date of Death
07 Sep 1916 (19 years old)
Place of Birth
Bestwood, Nottinghamshre
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
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Family History
Alexander Hamilton from Scotland married Annie Wiles in the Bulwell/Basford area in 1884. They had two children before moving to Bestwood around 1890 where Alexander worked as a coal miner in Bestwood Colliery. The family lived at 46 Bestwood Colliery for many years and had eight more children, one of who was named Archibald Gilbert Hamilton, born 1897. When he was only 13 he was working as a pit boy in the colliery along with his elder brothers.
Military History
Archibald enlisted at Hucknall. He joined a Scottish Regiment, possibly due to his father’s Scottish ancestry. He died of his wounds while fighting in France and is buried in the Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, 1.C.29
Extra Information
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Photographs
Archibald Gilbert Hamilton
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone, marking the grave at Flatiron Copse Cemetery,Mametz, , Somme, France. Courtesy of Murray Biddle