Emanuel1914 Posted 17 October , 2020 Share Posted 17 October , 2020 Hi Everyone, I'm looking for information about Kenneth Hamilton - an undergraduate from Christ's College Cambridge who was the model for the Canadian sculptor Robert Tait McKenzie's Cambridge War Memorial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_War_Memorial Christ's have said that he later became a Lt Col but I can't find any further information about, i.e. did he serve in the Second World War, who was he and what happened to him. There may be little info on him but if anyone does know who this Kenneth Hamilton was I would be interested in hearing what others can find on the forum. Many thanks. Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel1914 Posted 17 October , 2020 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2020 A little more from my own research this evening. Kenneth Hamilton was actually a C. K. Hamilton - but I don't know what the 'C' stands for. He matriculated in 1919 and completed a BA at Cambridge and MA in 1928. He was then made Adjutant of the the Cambridge U.O.T.C. in 1929. From the London Gazette - 'Lt. C.- K. Hamilton, R.A., to be Adjt. (attd. to Gen. Staff), Cambridge Univ. O.T.C. 9th Dec. 1929.' From the London Gazette I've been able to follow him in 1929/30, 1947 and 1956 so only years before and shortly after the end of the Second World War. By 1946 he held the rank of Major but was made an honorary Lt-Col. He retired in 1946 and was no longer of the reserve list of officers by 1956. So what did he do in the Second World War? What does the 'C' stand for in his first name? Was his day job in military adminstration? https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33562/page/8298/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33567/page/55/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37904/supplement/1202/data.pdf https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40890/supplement/5552/data.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 18 October , 2020 Share Posted 18 October , 2020 Possibly Claude Kenneth Hamilton, 1901 - 1978. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 18 October , 2020 Admin Share Posted 18 October , 2020 Sadly outside of our time period. Try ww2talk.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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