Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon | 26 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.124 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 33B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Distinguished Service Cross | ||
Family :
Son of the late Thomas Hamilton, of Belfast; husband of Clara Jane Hamilton, of 9, Fairfield Avenue, Peverell, Plymouth.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: HMTB No 90 |
HM Torpedo Boat 88,89,90, built by Yarrow & Company 1894/5, 112 tons TB88,89, 100 tons TB90, Armed with 3 x 3 pounder guns and 3 x 14 inch torpedos. All served at Gibralter 1914-1918, TB88,89 sold 1919, TB90 capsized off Gibralter 25th April 1918. 17 lives were lost. Dittmar & Colledge British Warships 1914-1919. |
| Action : Naval Campaign |
Naval Campaign is defined as to include all sea operations where attrition rates are in ones and twos and which do not fall within specific naval battles such as Jutland, Coronel, Falklands etc. This includes Merchant Navy losses.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Union of Malta No. 407 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
| Joined : | Royal Naval No. 3337 E.C. | Devonshire |
| Joined : | St Aubyn No. 954 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th December 1911 | - | - |
Initiated into Union of Malta Lodge No. 407 in 1901. He is listed as a 29 year old Gunner of the Royal Navy and serving aboard H.M.S. Pioneer. It is uncertain what status he left this lodge under. He is next seen to join St. Aubyn Lodge No. 954 10th October, 1905 whilst living at 12 Alcester Street, Devonport and employed as a 32 year old Warrant Officer. He resigned this lodge in December of the following year (Resd Dec/06." He pops up again five years later when he joined Royal Naval Lodge 6th December, 1911. At this lodge he was recorded as a 36 year old Warrant Officer and resident at the Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport. The contribution record shows that he "Died 1.4.1918." He had been for some time Director of Ceremonies of the Lodge.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley