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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Hamilton
Initials:W J
Rank:Acting Sergeant
Army Number:865
Notes:MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 29/7/1915 to 24/2/1917. He has the same No. as L/Cpl J S Simpson. MMP. He enlisted 20/10/94 in The Buffs, East Kent Regiment, No. 4597, age 18.3 years, occupation Carman, born Harwich, Essex, home address: 33 Albert Road, Folkestone, Kent. Served Home 20/10/94 to 25/11/96, India 26/11/97 to 8/5/97, North West Frontier 9/5/97 to 3/10/98, India 4/10/98 to 14/2/08, Burma 15/2/08 to 11/12/02, India 12/12/02 to 13/10/03, Aden 14/10/02 to 15/9/04, Home 16/9/04 to 28/7/15. Transferred to MFP 21/6/05. Known to have served in J (Tidworth) Area, Southern Command. To Class Z Reserve 2/2/19. William John Hamilton
Decoration Record:
Decoration: Indian General Service Medal 1895-1902 (London Gazette: WO 100/86 Page: 139 Sept. 29, 1898)
Citation: Clasp: Punjab Frontier 1897-1898. Awarded as Pte 1 Buffs, No. 4597.