HAMILTON, Robert Peyton (Robbie) (Lieut. )

  General Notes:

Robbie kept a diary from 1st January 1915 to 23rd September 1915 which has been donated to the Imperial War Museum. Copies are in the possession of Patricia Hamilton and Linda Butler. "The governor" alias W.D. to whom Robbie wrote numerous letters and gave as his next of kin is thought to be a Mr. de Vries from Ilford.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: 11 Clarks Buildings, From 1889 to 1891, London.

• Residence: Police Station, 1893, Isleworth, Brentford, Middlesex.

• Residence: 27 Camden Street, 1897, Camden Town.

• Residence: 9 Richmond Terrace, From 1899 to 1901, Lambeth, Surrey.

• Education: Sligo school, Abt 1905, Sligo, Ireland.

• Occupation: engineer and metallurgist, 1914.

• Physical Description: height 6ft, 1914.

• Military, 1915, France. 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st/20th (County of London) Battallion (Blackheath and Woolwich). London Regiment
Enlisted in the 5th City of London Rifles on 16th September 1914. Commissioned in the London Regiment 31st October 1914.

• Interests: cricket, football, literature, riding, bridge.