William George Hamilton CB CSI DSO (1860 - 1940)

Born 2 Jan 1860 in Gibraltar

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Gertrude (Gough) Hamilton — married 18 Mar 1891 in Meean Meer, Lahore, India

Died 30 Aug 1940 at age 80 in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born in 1860. He is the son of Samuel Hamilton and Marianne Meredith.

William George Hamilton served in the 30th Foot (East Lancashire Regt.) ; 2nd Lieut. 11 May, 1878 ; Lieut. 23 June, 1880 ; Adjutant 10 Nov., 1880; Capt, 18 April, 1885; passed Staff College; Station Staff Officer Ferosapore, India, 1889 ; :Major 1895. Transferred to 1st Batt. Norfolk Regt. as Second in Command 1901 ; Lieut. -Col. 1904 ; Brevet-Col. 1907 ; Brigadier-Genl. 1912; Brigadier-Genl. Commanding Southern Brigade, India, Sept.. 1913, to April, 1915. Held various other staff appointments in India from 1891 to 1910. War Service and Decorations : — Isazai Expdt., K.W. Frontier of India, 1892; as Brigade Major Chitral Expedition, 1895 ; with the Relief Force ; on Staff Storming of the Malakand Pass ; Passage of the Swat River ; Action at the Punjkora River. Mentioned in Despatches, " London Gazette," 15 Nov., 1895 ; Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O); Medal with clasps. Served in Mesopotamia from 1st April, 1915, first as D.A. and O.M.G., Head Quarter Staff, and afterwards in Command of a Brigade. Companion of the Bath (C.B.), 3 June, 1915. Severely wounded during the Siege of Kut el Amara. Several times mentioned in Despatches. Taken prisoner by the Turks at the fall of Kut on 29 April, 1916. Released after the Armistice, 11 Nov 1918. Companion of the Star of India (C.S.I.), Aug., 1918. Retired with permanent rank of Brigadier-General, 27 Jan.. 1919.

Married 18 March, 1891. at St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Meean Meer, Lahore, Mary Gertrude Gough, 2nd daughter of Major-Genl. Sir Hugh Henry Gough, V.C. K.C.B. ^[1]

1. Hugh William Roberts Hamilton, b. 13 April 1892
2. Charles Gough Hamilton, b. 17 July 1897 d. 1919
3. Marianne Nora b. 16 June 1899
4. Kathleen Anne Frances b. 5 July 1901
5. Marjorie Hylda b. 9 April 1903
6. Georgina May b. 10 April 1905 d. 1984

In 1939 he resided with his wife and daughter Georgina at "The Cloisters" Worcester Road, Ledbury U.D., Herefordshire, England, occupation - Brigr General Regular Army (Retired) ^[2]

He died in 1940.

Probate ^[3]
Hamilton C.B., C.S.I., D.S.O, William George of The Cloisters, Ledbury, Herefordshire died 30 August 1940. Probate to May Gertrude Hamilton, widow

Sources

1. ↑ "India Marriages, 1792-1948 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGJJ-3DY : 5 February 2020), William George Hamilton, 1891.
2. ↑ FindmyPast - 1939 Register
3. ↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=hamilton&yearOfDeath=1940&page=4#calendar

• Hamilton Memoirs - Historical and genealogical notices of a branch of that family which settled in Ireland in the reign of King James 1., Author Everard Hamilton, Publisher: Dundalk, William Tempest, Dundafgan Press, 1920