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Full name | Eric Peter Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | 5 May 1913||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 July 1943 over Sicily, Fascist Italy | (aged 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1936 | City of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1937 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 26 July 2020 |
Eric Peter Hamilton (5 May 1913 – 15 July 1943) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Air Force officer.
Hamilton was born in Johannesburg on 5 May 1913. [1] His debut in cricket took place on 5 October 1936 for the City of Johannesburg against The Rest at the Old Wanderers. [2] During the match, Hamilton scored 32 runs, but was dismissed both innings. [3] Hamilton's second cricket match, representing Transvaal against the Orange Free State, occurred on 29–30 January 1937. [2] During the first inning, Hamilton made 33 runs before he was dismissed by Henry Sparks. [4]
During the Second World War, Hamilton enlisted in the South African Air Force and was commissioned as a lieutenant. [5] Trained as a Martin Baltimore pilot, he was posted to No. 21 Squadron in Malta, where the squadron supported the Allied invasion of Sicily. [6] During a daytime bombing mission on 15 July 1943, Hamilton and his two crew members were shot down and killed in Baltimore AG390. [7] He is buried at the Syracuse War Cemetery. [8]
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Full name | Eric Peter Hamilton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | 5 May 1913||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 July 1943 over Sicily, Fascist Italy | (aged 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1936 | City of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1937 | Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 26 July 2020 |
Eric Peter Hamilton (5 May 1913 – 15 July 1943) was a South African first-class cricketer and South African Air Force officer.
Hamilton was born in Johannesburg on 5 May 1913. [1] His debut in cricket took place on 5 October 1936 for the City of Johannesburg against The Rest at the Old Wanderers. [2] During the match, Hamilton scored 32 runs, but was dismissed both innings. [3] Hamilton's second cricket match, representing Transvaal against the Orange Free State, occurred on 29–30 January 1937. [2] During the first inning, Hamilton made 33 runs before he was dismissed by Henry Sparks. [4]
During the Second World War, Hamilton enlisted in the South African Air Force and was commissioned as a lieutenant. [5] Trained as a Martin Baltimore pilot, he was posted to No. 21 Squadron in Malta, where the squadron supported the Allied invasion of Sicily. [6] During a daytime bombing mission on 15 July 1943, Hamilton and his two crew members were shot down and killed in Baltimore AG390. [7] He is buried at the Syracuse War Cemetery. [8]