Date of birth:

December 31st, 1890 (St George Hanover Square/London, United Kingdom)

Date of death:

June 27th, 1957 (King Edward VII's Hospital/London, United Kingdom)

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Military career:
30 Jun 1911 S.Lt.
30 Jun 1913 Lt.
30 Jun 1921 Lt.Cdr.
31 Dec 1926 Cdr.
31 Dec 1932 Capt.
15 Jan 1941 Rear-Admiral
31 Dec 1943 Vice-Admiral
16 May 1947 Admiral (retd 26.09.1948)

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Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit:

HMS Cumberland (1902), Royal Navy

Awarded on:

September 24th, 1915

"For his services in the operations in the Cameroons. Lieutenant Hamilton was in charge of a river flotilla which drove the Germans out of Dehane at the end of December, 1914. He was later in command of the detachment which transported a naval gun 160 miles up the lower reaches of the Niger river, thence 480 miles up the Benue river and 60 miles by land, and thus contributed in large measure to the success of the operations which culminated in the surrender of Garua on the 10th June, 1915."

Period:

First World War (1914-1918)

Rank:

Lieutenant

Unit:

HMS Cumberland (1902), Royal Navy

Awarded on:

June 5th, 1917

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

Unit:

HMS Aurora (12), Royal Navy

Awarded on:

September 26th, 1940

Second DSO received as bar.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Rear-Admiral

Unit:

HMS Aurora (12), Royal Navy

Awarded on:

January 6th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

Unit:

HMS Aurora (12), Royal Navy

Awarded on:

October 13th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Vice-Admiral

Unit:

HMS St. Angelo, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy

Awarded on:

January 1st, 1944

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Vice-Admiral

Unit:

HMS St. Angelo, Mediterranean Fleet, Royal Navy

Awarded on:

June 8th, 1944

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