Private Walter Grant Hamilton

Army Number : 15749

Battalion : 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Matlock, Derbyshire and lived at Bakewell, Derbyshire. Son of Bernard and Sarah Ann Hamilton, of Baslow Road, Bakewell. He was a farm labourer prior to enlisting at Alfreton, Derbyshire. Killed in action, 28th July 1916, aged 30, whilst serving in the line near Contalmaison, France, during the Battle of the Somme.

Private Walter Grant Hamilton art1
Derbyshire Courier 26th August 1916.

Commemorated : Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Walter Grant Hamilton is also commemorated on the following local memorials:-
Bakewell War Memorial, Bakewell, Derbyshire.
All Saints Church War Memorial, Bakewell, Derbyshire.