| Surname(s) | Hamilton |
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| First name(s) | (Honorable) Alexander Beamish |
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| Date of birth | December 1860 |
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| Family details | Son of the late Lt. Col. Samuel Beamish Hamilton and Marianne his wife |
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| College | King's College London and/or King's College London Hospital |
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| Dept / course | Faculty of Engineering |
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| Military unit | Kings Own Scottish Borderers General Staff, Commissioned Second Lieutenant K.O.S.B. January 1881 |
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| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
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| Campaigns | Chin-Lushai expedition 1889-1890; Sudanese campaign 1896-1898; |
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| Decorations / medals | C.B. Most Honourable Order of the Bath etc. |
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| Date of death | 30 December 1918 |
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| Age at death | 58 |
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| Rank at death | Brigadier General |
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| Place of death | Nursing Home, Weymouth |
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| Cause of death | Died from illness contracted on active service |
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| Burial place | Affpuddle (St Laurence) Churchyard |
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| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel; |
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| Notes | Several medals were auctioned by Spinks in July 2009 |
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| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
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