Born Heckmondwike, Yorkshire 1881. Son of Edward & Carrie Hamilton. Served as Third Hand, on the steam trawler, ‘Sabrina’, lost at sea on the 21/05/1915. with nine crew. His wife Alice lived at 6 Claremont Avenue, Beecroft Street, Hull. His death was reported in the HDM, on 22/05/1917. His brother, Alfred W Hamilton was killed in action on 23/03/1918.
Sabrina (H 346) FV was a British registered fishing vessel of 179 grt that was probably mined by the cruiser Hamburg when 160 miles ENE of Spurn Head Light Vessel.
ref. used: CREW LOST ON SABRINA (H346), struck mine, 160 miles E. N. E. of Spurn, 21st May, 1915.
ABBOTT, H (22), 47 Witty st, Hull. 2nd/Engineer
BLANCHARD, William (43), 39 Clifton-ter, Hull. Skipper
FRY, S (21), 7 Devon st, Hull. 2nd/Hand
HAMILTON, Herbert (34), 6 Claremont-ave, Beecroft st, Hull. 3rd/Hand
JOHNSON, Arthur (15), 343 Hawthorne-ave, Hull. Deckhand
JOHNSON, John (17), 343 Hawthorne-ave, Hull. Fireman
MORRIS, William (34), 7 Trent-ave, Eastbourne st, Hull. Bosun
SHAW, J. H (48), 13 Carrington st, Hull. Chief Engineer
TUNGATE, Arthur (53), 41 Eastbourne st, Hull. Cook
Hamilton, Herbert
First name:
HERBERT
Regiment:
Rank:
3rd Hand
Date Died
21/05/1915
Place died:
TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, LONDON, UK
Age:
34
6 CLAREMONT AVENUE, BEECROFT STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
