Ernest Hamilton

Ernest Hamilton was born on 11 January 1895 in Nalbari, Assam, India to Lancelot Hamilton. 
In 1913, he joined the Ludhiana Rifles as a Second Lieutenant. In 1914, he made Lieutenant. In January 1916, he made Captain and served in 235th Brigade HQ as Staff Captain. In October 1916, he returned to his battalion. In January 1917, he made Major. 
In 1917, he had a son: Lawrence Hamilton. 
He was killed in action in 1917 in Arras, Hauts-de-France, France.