John Patrick Hamilton
Private, 3rd Battalion (New South Wales). Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 518 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion (New South Wales). Australian Imperial Force (register: 3rd Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 9 August 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 15th October 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 29th January 1896 at Orange, Penshurst, New South Wales,
- Died
- 27th February, 1961 at Sydney, Australia
- Memorial / grave
- on at Woronora Cemetery, Sydney and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On 9th August, 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, during a heavy bomb attack by the enemy on the newly captured position, Private Hamilton, with utter disregard for personal safety, exposed himself to a heavy enemy fire on the parados, in order to secure a better fire position against the enemy's bomb throwers. His daring example had an immediate effect. The defence was encouraged and the enemy driven off with heavy loss
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HAMILTON, John Patrick. (reg No. 518).
Private. 3rd Battalion (New South Wales). Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 15th October 1915.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Born on 29th January 1896 at Orange, Penshurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Died on 27th February, 1961 at Sydney, Australia.
Memorial on at Woronora Cemetery, Sydney and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 9th August, 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, during a heavy bomb attack by the enemy on the newly captured position, Private Hamilton, with utter disregard for personal safety, exposed himself to a heavy enemy fire on the parados, in order to secure a better fire position against the enemy's bomb throwers. His daring example had an immediate effect. The defence was encouraged and the enemy driven off with heavy loss.
Australia.
Australia.
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