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Oct 6, 1886
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Born in Lancashire, England
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Sep 23, 1911
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Married in England to Clara Hamson
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Mar 4, 1914
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Embarked the SS Victorian in Liverpool, England
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Mar 12, 1914
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Hamilton, Ontario
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Jul 28, 1915
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Attested into the 76th Battalion CEF
in Hamilton, Ontario
Ø Number 141332
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Clara Hamson, wife, 11 Alice St., Hamilton,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Bricklayer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to 4 Platoon, “A” Company
o He was later assigned to the battalion’s 1st Draft
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Sep 23, 1915
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Sentenced to 3 days CB (Confined to Barracks)
for absence
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Oct 1, 1915
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Embarked the SS Scandinavian in Montreal, Quebec
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Oct 10, 1915
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Disembarked in Portsmouth, England and proceeded
to West Sandling where the draft was absorbed into the 39th Reserve Battalion
to continue training
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Dec 6, 1915
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) the battalion strength
after being declared a deserter
It was later discovered that he had been
admitted to the 2nd Western General Hospital in Manchester with a diagnosis
that reads Bronchitis
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Jan 3, 1916
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Transferred to the Victoria Auxiliary Home
Hospital in Strafford
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Feb 15, 1916
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Transferred to the
Hillingdon House Canadian Hospital in Uxbridge
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Apr 22, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital and immediately
re-admitted with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
In an interview, he stated that he most likely
became exposed to the disease a week earlier while on a day pass from the hospital
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Apr 23, 1916
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Transferred to the Military Hospital in
Shorncliffe
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Apr 25, 1916
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Transferred to the Barnwell Military Hospital in
Cambridge
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Jun 22, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling. Shortly
after the formation of the new battalion, it moved to Seaford
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Apr 21, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 22, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of about 3,000 reinforcements from England
and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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May 21, 1917
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After leaving the CBD, Private Hamson joined the
21st Battalion in the support trenches near Vimy Ridge as part of a draft of
149 reinforcements from the CBD
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Aug 15, 1917
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During the battalion’s attack on Hill 70,
near Lens, Private Hamson was killed in action. When
the fighting subsided, his body could not be located and he is subsequently honoured on
the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow,
Mrs. Clara Hamson, c/o Mrs. Kays, Harmony St., off Barton St. E., Hamilton, Ontario
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