Source: 153rd Wellington web site.
Family Search: George McKay Hamilton was born on 11 December 1896, in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada as the son of George Hamilton and Robina Noble Beattie. He married Gladys Marie McBain on 20 July 1927. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Palmerston, Perth, Ontario, Canada for about 6 years. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1916, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as trucker in Palmerston, Perth, Ontario, Canada. He died on 9 July 1974, at the age of 77, and was buried in Palmerston Cemetery, Palmerston, Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 