Gerald Hamilton

1888 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Gerald Hamilton
  Born	21 Jul 1888	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Anglican
  Military	1914	WW1   [4]
  	WW1, Captain
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Lieutenant, Engineer Training
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85975
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I85975	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Hamilton,   b. Abt 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1891  (Age ~ 34 years)
  Mother	Kate C. McCallum,   b. 2 Jul 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  I sent you a German helmet yesterday, which I hope you received safely. It is camouflaged in the most improved manner and has the distinction of being picked in the main street of a burning city, which we recently captured. I had the job of building pantoon bridges for our troops to pass over just outside the city. You will be pleased to learn that I have been given a military cross, so you see everything comes to him who waits, if he waits long enough. Just at present we have been left stranded by the side of war. I have Just taken over my new job as transport officer for the Battalion. The enemy seems to be doing surprising things and it looks as though he might quit. Hope he does, so we may all be relieved and return home. Cherio, best love to all, Gerald Hamilton, M. C. Captain. The helmet mentioned arrived on Wedneday per parcel post. It weighs about three pounds is made of steel and painted in brown and green stripes and may be seen at Capt. McCallum's. The Chronicle Telegraph 21 Nov 1918, p. 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 1. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jul 1888 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth