Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Captain D. M. Hamilton, C.M.G., Royal Navy, who served as a Naval Transport Officer at Boulogne in 1914

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Lieut. D. M. Hamilton. R.N., H.M.S. Terpsichore.); 1914 Star (Capt. D. M. Hamilton, R.N. Transport Staff.) very fine, the second scarce (2) £200-£240

C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1917: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with Military operations in France.’ Invested by H.M. The King at Buckingham Palace on 30 June 1917.

Granted private permission to wear Turkish Order of Liakat, 12 December 1908 (record of service refers).

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916 (Sir J. French, France), 15 June 1916 (Sir D. Haig, France), 4 January 1917 (Sir D. Haig, France), 15 May 1917 (Sir D. Haig, France), and 5 July 1919 (Sir D. Haig, France).

Order of Legion of Honour London Gazette 25 January 1918.

David Monteith Hamilton was born at Nowshera, Punjab, India, on 12 October 1874, son of Colonel G. M. Hamilton, Army Pay Corps. He entered the Royal Navy aboard the training ship Britannia as Midshipman on 15 March 1891; commissioned Sub-Lieutenant, 14 September 1894; Lieutenant, 1 April 1897; Commander, 31 December 1907; Captain upon retirement, 20 February 1917.

Lieutenant Hamilton joined H.M.S. Terpsichore at the Cape on 7 February 1901 (Queen’s South Africa medal), but was ordered home on 18 March 1901 to be appointed Flag Lieutenant to Vice Admiral Bridge, C-in-C China, a position he held until March 1904. Recalled for service on 5 August 1914, he was appointed to Boulogne for Special Transport Duties, being appointed Deputy Naval Transport Officer and Senior British Naval Officer at Boulogne; Deputy Naval Transport Officer, Dunkirk, 27 August 1917; reverted to Boulogne, 26 March 1919 (1914 Star). Captain Hamilton reverted to the Retired List on 8 April 1920, and died in London on 18 May 1942.

Sold with research including copied record of service.