Cromer Servicemen and Servicewomen in the First World War

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Name	Herbert Otho Hamilton
Ward	Cromer
Armed Force	Kitchener's Army
Notes	In the 1911 census he is aged 18, single, and a student living at The Rectory, Roughton. He was born at Eastbourne. He was a son of the vicar of Cromer, the Rev. W.F.T.Hamilton. The War Roll carries the dedication,"The end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned". The 25th of September was the first day of the Battle of Loos. The 12th, a Service Battalion, had landed in France earlier that month.
Service Information	Lieutenant, 12th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. Killed in action on 25th September 1915, aged 23, at Loos. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 20 to 22. (The War Roll gives 26th for his death).
Date of Birth	1893
Place of Birth	Eastbourne
Date of Death	25/09/1915
Place of Death	Loos
Source	Cromer Post 15th Jan 1915, Service Record, War Roll