Archibald Gilbert Hamilton
Archibald Gilbert Hamilton (1880-1919)
1919 Obituary [1]
Captain ARCHIBALD GILBERT HAMILTON, R.E., was born at Folkestone on 28th November 1880.
His scholastic education was received at Maidstone Grammar School, Bedford Modern School, and University College, London, after which he served an apprenticeship of three years with Messrs. Bryan Donkin and Co,. Ltd., Bermondsey.
In 1900 he entered the drawing-office of Messrs. J. F. Pease and Co., Ltd., Worcester, and subsequently was engaged for a few months as draughtsman at the Queen's Engineering Works, Bedford.
In 1904 he went to Burma as signal engineer to the Burma Railway Co., Ltd., Rangoon, which position he held until 1908 when he went to South America for Messrs. Saxby and Farmer.
In 1915 he returned to this country to join the Army, subsequently receiving a commission in the R.O.D., R.E., France.
His death took place in France on 15th February 1919, at the age of thirty-eight.
He was elected a Graduate of this Institution in 1904, and an Associate Member in 1907.