Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 228, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1916 — FRED HAMILTON IN ENGLISH ARMY NOW [ARTICLE]

FRED HAMILTON IN ENGLISH ARMY NOW

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton, of This City, Now On Way To London. Fred Hamilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Hamilton, of this city, is now a member of the English army and is on his way to London, England, where after a few more months of training he will go to the front with the Canadian troops to join the allies in their war against the German Empire. Fred left Rensselaer about two years ago for the Dakotas, where he was for a time employed on newspapers in Jamestown and Fargo, N. D. This; young Amerieanvolunteer to the Canadian forces is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school, and -after his graduation here’went to college at the North Dakota Agricultural College. Fred left Dakota in April for Canada and while there decided to join the army on the promice of getting to see Europe and a chance to get to the front. Hamilton went from Dakota to Winnipeg, Canada, and from there went to Halifax, in northern Canada, and it was at this place that he joined the army on the 23rd of April, where he was given steady'drilling until September 13th. His training period was spent at Fort William, Ontario. He sailed with the rest of the troops on September 13 for London, England, where the troops will be forced to attend a military school for the next few weeks before getting into the war zone. Before leaving Canada, the cities through which the. troops passed gave them a great sendoif and many big military parades in which Fred participated, were given. There is great enthusiasm among the Canadian tnoops and they are among the finest drilled soldiers in the w’orld and are made up by some of the best and richest families in England, as well as the laboring classes and those who join for adventure. Fred belongs to the 144th Canadian Oversea Battalion, which is made up of the former class. The young Rensselaer soldier has been advanced to the rank of corporal with a promise of being made a lieutenant later on. Cards received by Fred’s parents in the last few days state that he is now on’ the ocean and expects to reach England in a week or so. Some pictures have also been received by them, showdng the young adventurer in his army clothes. The group picture of the company to w-hich Hamilton belongs shows them to be a sturdy and fine looking bunch of soldiers, well seasoned for a vigorous campaign in the European war. Fred is the only Jasper county boy, so far as known, who has enlisted for service in the foreign country and the experience should prove to be a great one for him and he will be well repaid for the hardships that he must undergo if he is sent to the front.