| Place | Oceania: Australia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00219 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 5 boxes (48 wallets): 1 shelf metre |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Hamilton, Thomas |
| Date made | 1918-1989 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0127 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Hamilton, Thomas (Lieutenant Colonel)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hamilton. Collection consists of mixed papers principally dealing with Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Hamilton's service with 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station, and as a prisoner of the Japanese with `A' Force on the Burma-Thailand railway. Includes diaries, medical records, photographs, articles by and about Lt Col Hamilton, letters, notes, newspaper cuttings. An item listing in included in the first box.
Note: Original 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station diary written by Lt Col Hamilton as Senior Medical Officer "A" Force, covering 10 May 1942 - 27 August 1943, is held in Official Records collection: AWM54, Item: 253/1/6.