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ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
Clifford William Hamilton
Service Number:
382938
Regiment:
85th Battalion/119th Battalion
Rank:
Private
Date of Birth:
July 14, 1896
Place of Birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Enlistment:
March 21 1916
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth NS
Age at Enlistment:
19
Height: 5 feet, 2 inches
Address at Enlistment:
Kemptville, Yarmouth Co., NS
Previous Military:
29th Battery CFA (Yarmouth NS)
Trade:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
William Hamilton (Father) Upper Ohio, Shelburne Co.,
Religion:
United Baptist
Wounded:
October 20, 1917 (Passchendaele)
Clifford Hamilton was born in Boston, Mass., US, and returned to Canada at the age of 1
year. Wounded at Passchendaele, he was invalided back to Canada for treatment.
Sources:
Library and Archives Canada
Clifford William Hamilton