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Wartime Heritage
ASSOCIATION
Remembering World War II
Yarmouth Connections
Name:
James Logan Hamilton
Rank:
Private
Service No:
F/66134
Regiment/Service:
North Nova Scotia Highlanders, R.C.I.C.
Date of Birth:
September 3, 1921
Place of Birth:
Malden, Mass. US
Date of Enlistment:
November 2, 1942
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Address At Enlistment:
Yarmouth, NS
Age at Enlistment:
21
Height: 5 feet, 11 ½ inches
Weight: 150 lbs.
Complexion: Medium
Eyes:
Blue
Hair: Dark Brown
Previous Military Service:
F-446419 2nd West Nova Scotia Regiment
(January 19, 1942 - November 1942)
Trade:
Plumber
Marital Status:
Single
Religion:
Baptist
Next of Kin:
John Hamilton (Father) Yarmouth, NS
Date of Death:
July 25, 1944
Age at Death:
23
Cemetery:
Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery (Calvados, France)
Grave Reference:
IV. B. 13.
The 48th name on the WWII list of the Yarmouth War Memorial
Commemorated on page 326 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance
Displayed in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower in Ottawa on July 15
Private Hamilton was the son of John Hamilton and Ethel Hamilton, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He was one of ten children
In the year prior to his enlistment he was employed with A. L. Palmer as a plumber.
He completed his basic training at No. 60 CABTC at Yarmouth, NS between November 22, 1942 and January 26, 1943 and
his advanced training at Aldershot, NS, Niagara and Petawawa, Ontario. He went oversea to the United Kingdom embarking
Halifax on April 12, disembarking in England on July 18, 1944. He went overseas to France on July 3, 1944. Private Hamilton was
killed in action against the enemy on July 25, 1944.
He served in Canada between November 2, 1942 and April 11, 1944; in England between April 12, 1944 and July 2, 1944;
and in France from July 3, 1944 until his death on July 25, 1944.
Sources and Information:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Veterans Affairs Canada
findagrave.com
James Logan Hamilton