Hamilton Charles Denis 2/Lt 90293
Personnel Entry
Name Hamilton Charles Denis
Army number 90293
Rank 2/Lt
Decorations D.S.O. 5/4/1945, T.D. 1975
Date of birth 6/12/1918
Age 0
Unit Durham Light Infantry - Commissioned 2/Lt 8th Bn DLI 21/6/1939, Embodied 24/8/1939, Posted 11th Bn DLI 1/9/39, B.E.F., Iceland, Commanding Battalion on disbandment 26/8/1944, Trf Duke of Wellington's Regiment, Posted 7th Bn DoWR in command, Released 1946 as Hon Lt Col, TARO - Major 1/4/1948
Company/Battery Bn HQ, C Company, D Company, Bn HQ
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Signals Officer, Adjutant 4/7/1940, Company Commander, 2 i/c 4/8/1942, C.O. 8/8/1944
Joined Brigade 01-Sep-39
Promotions A/Captain 4/7/1940, W/S Lt and T/Captain 10/9/1940, W/S Captain and T/Major 20/9/1941, A/Lt-Col 8/8/1944, T/Lt-Col 5/4/1945.
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 7/4/1988
Home address Son of Charles and Helene Hamilton. Educated Middlesbrough High School and London University. Married 1939 Olive, daughter of Thomas Hedley Wanless.
Source table 11DLI
Author of the autobiography "Editor in Chief" published 1989 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd.
