Frederick William Hamilton

General Sir Frederick William Hamilton, KCB (8 July 1815 – 4 October 1890) was a British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1868 to 1870.

For the American businessman, see Frederick W. Hamilton.

Sir Frederick Hamilton
General Sir Frederick William Hamilton
Born	(1815-07-08)8 July 1815 London, England
Died	4 October 1890(1890-10-04) (aged 75) Colinsburgh, Fife, Scotland
Buried	Kilrenny, Fife
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1831–81
Rank	General
Commands held	Brigade of Guards Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	Crimean War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Early life

Hamilton was born in London in 1815, the son of William Richard Hamilton, a diplomat.[1] He was a Page of Honour for George IV from 1826 to 1830 and to William IV from 1830 to 1831.[1]

Military career

Hamilton was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in 1831. He commanded his regiment throughout the Eastern campaign of the Crimean War, including the Battle of Alma, the Battle of Balaklava, the Battle of Inkerman (during which he was wounded and had his horse shot out from under him) and the Siege of Sebastopol.[2] He then served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1868 to 1870,[3] before retiring with the rank of full general on 1 July 1881.[4]

Hamilton died at Pitcorthie in Fife on 4 October 1890 and was buried at the Parish Churchyard in Kilrenny in Fife. He also served as colonel of the Royal Scots Fusiliers from 1870 until his death.[5]

Family

In 1860 Hamilton married Louisa Anne Erskin Anstruther, daughter of Sir Alexander Anstruther.[6] Hamilton died aged 75 on 4 October 1890 at Pitcorthie House in Colinsburgh, Fife.[7]

References

1. "Obituary." Times [London, England] 7 Oct. 1890: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 30 Aug. 2015.
2. Clark, James (1885). "Historical record and regimental memoir of the Royal Scots fusiliers, formerly known as the 21st Royal North British fusiliers. Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1678 and its subsequent services until June 1885". Banks & Co. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
3. History of the Coldstream Guards p. 315.
4. "No. 24999". The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3674.
5. "Royal Scots Fusiliers". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
6. London Lady's Newspaper & Pictorial Times, 16 June 1860
7. "Death of Distinguished Fifeshire Veteran". Dundee Courier. 7 October 1890. p. 3.

Military offices
Preceded by Sir James Lindsay	Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards 1868–1870	Succeeded by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar (as GOC Home District)
Preceded by Sir George De Lacy Evans	Colonel of the Royal Scots Fusiliers 1870–1890	Succeeded by Sir Frederick Haines