36 Facts About Hamilton Gault

Andrew Hamilton Gault was a Canadian Army officer and British politician.

Hamilton Gault was educated at Bishop's College School, Lennoxville, and afterwards at McGill University in preparation for taking science at Oxford University.

Hamilton Gault served with distinction in South Africa, fighting at the Battle of Hart's River, and was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal and three clasps.

At Montreal, Hamilton Gault took up his duty in business life there.

Hamilton Gault frequently went canoeing and fishing in northern Quebec; he participated in a five-month safari in Africa, shot mountain goats in the Rocky Mountains, and flew his biplane over Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East.

Captain Hamilton Gault was promoted to Major and appointed second-in-Command of his regiment.

Hamilton Gault was first wounded at St Eloi on 28 February 1915.

Hamilton Gault rejoined the battalion on 27 April 1915 shortly before Lt.

The leadership of Major Hamilton Gault did much to strengthen the will and determination of the men.

Hamilton Gault commanded the Patricia's during the first part of the Second Battle of Ypres.

Hamilton Gault was wounded in the morning but carried on until a second more serious injury compelled him to pass command on to Captain Adamson.

Hamilton Gault was wounded for a third time and lost a leg at Sanctuary Wood during the Battle of Mont Sorrel, 2 June 1916.

Later Hamilton Gault commanded the 3rd Canadian Division Reinforcement Camp with the local rank of lieutenant colonel.

Hamilton Gault was promoted to lieutenant colonel of his own regiment on 28 March 1918 but remained seconded with CCRC.

Hamilton Gault was awarded the Distinguished Service Order; the Russian Order of St Anne ; the Belgian Ordre de Leopold and was four times Mentioned in Despatches.

Francis Farquhar, who had been instrumental with Hamilton Gault in organizing the regiment, was killed at St Eloi in their first action.

Hamilton Gault became the third commanding officer, but as described had been wounded several times and lost his left leg.

Hamilton Gault was one of only two of the regiment's officers to survive World War I, the other being Lt.

Hamilton Gault lost to the Liberal candidate by a narrow margin of 1,255 votes.

Hamilton Gault held the seat through two further elections until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1935 general election.

Hamilton Gault was a progressive Conservative; his fair service to all classes was rewarded in the 1932 unanimous resolution of the Taunton Town Council to present him with the freedom of the borough.

Colonel and Mrs Hamilton Gault supported a number of progressive political and social movements.

Hamilton Gault was promoted colonel in 1940 and brigadier in 1942, commanding a Canadian Army Reinforcement Holding Unit until ill health forced him to retire later that year.

Hamilton Gault returned to Canada and his Canadian home at Mont Saint-Hilaire in Quebec in 1944.

In 1947, Hamilton Gault founded the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Association and served as the first national president.

Hamilton Gault maintained his connection with the regiment and gave advice on regimental matters which were frequently referred to him.

Hamilton Gault was appointed honorary lieutenant-colonel in 1948 and visited the regiment in Calgary in 1953 and in Germany in 1954.

Hamilton Gault was appointed the first colonel of the regiment shortly before his death 28 November 1958.

Hamilton Gault introduced the daughter of his deceased fiancee, Patricia Blackader, to flying when he and his wife took her up in their Gypsy Moth in Lausanne.

Hamilton Gault was President of the Society of Somerset Folk and regularly gave a cup for the 'best fat beast' in the Taunton Christmas Show.

Hamilton Gault vigilantly protected the property from expropriation by mining interests.

In 1918, Hamilton Gault divorced his first wife over what he suspected was an affair with a young officer from his regiment while recovering from his wounds.

Hamilton Gault was unsuccessful in his divorce proceedings before the Senate of Canada.

In 1920 his new fiancee, Mrs Kathleen Blackader died when the car Hamilton Gault was driving skidded and overturned.

Hamilton Gault was trapped underneath and he was unable to free her.

Hamilton Gault died at Mont Saint-Hilaire on 28 November 1958, without issue by either wife.