And so a further journey for this soldier from Mexico to the Argentine Republic must have followed. The British Community in Argentina complied a list of volunteers who left that country to serve in HM Forces during the Great War.
Their list totals 4852 names, 1394 being listed as having served in infantry regiments. As regards Distinctions etc., the number given totals 503 - interestingly, including 2 DFC's together with 231 MC's and 102 MID's.
Broken down by rank, Commissioned Officers numbering 1704 in all, include 3 Brigadier-Generals. As regards WO's & NCO's, the figure given is 820.
Turning now to the number of casualties the Community incurred during the conflict, the figure given is around 528, which presumably will include Corporal Hamilton's name. I think this is an impressive contribution made by the British community to what they then regarded as the "Motherland". There is a long list in alphabetical order of "Volunteers from Argentina." which includes the name - Hamilton F.G. - sadly, not listing anything further against his name. However, there is a further list of names which do have an indication of the unit in which they served. They are: Lt. HA Hamilton RE, Lt HH Hamilton RE, 2Lt. Herbert William Hamilton,, Shropshire Yeomanry, a John Hamilton 4th Cavalry Reserve and lastly, Lt.Vivian Hamilton RFA. Conjecture, of course, but could these men be relatives of L/Cpl Hamilton which would give a reason for his domicile in the Argentine?
PhilipG.