Other Events and Attributes:

• Gravestone: Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Address:
  Cobden Union Cemetery
  Cobden, Ontario
• Attestation Papers: 23 Jul 1915, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
• WWI service: 30 Sep 1918, Sailly-lez-Cambrai, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; #410297; Cpl 38th Bn

Notes:

Cobden of the Past FB Page
...WWI Casualties from Cobden
Cpl. David Orval Hamilton of Cobden was a farmer at the time of enlistment, age 20 and died of gun shot wounds on 30 September 1918, age 22. He was the son of Samuel Hamilton and Margaret Jane LeBarron of Cobden, Ontario and served in the 38th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry.

Attestation Papers:
farmer enlisted at Barriefield Camp
age 19 years 6 months
5' 4" greyish blue eyes and fair hair

WWI service:
wounded Mar 17, 1918 GSW L leg

medals plaque & scroll to father
memorial cross to mother
eligible for V.M. & B.W.