THE CASED OFFICER'S BINOCULARS OF CAPT. J.G.H. HAMILTON, BLACK WATCH

Name: THE CASED OFFICER'S BINOCULARS OF CAPT. J.G.H. HAMILTON, BLACK WATCH
SKU: WAR1027rhigh
Price: 295 GBP
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The cased officer's Carl Zeiss field binoculars engraved 'Capt. J.G.H. Hamilton, The Black Watch housed inside brown leather case further stamped: 'Capt. J.G.H. Hamilton, The Black Watch'.

NOW£295.00

Description

John George Harry Hamilton was born on 6 Aug 1869, the son of George Hamilton of Skene House, Aberdeenshire. Educated at Cheltenham College and Sandhurst, Hamilton was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant with the Royal Highlanders on 8 Oct 1890 and served as Adjutant to the 2nd Battalion during the Boer War and wounded at Paadeberg and Mentioned In Despatches on 8 Feb 1901.

During WWI, Hamilton was again M.I.D.'d 22 June 1915, given the Brevet of Lt.-Col. and commanded the 154th Infantry Brigade on 17 Sep 1916.