HAMILTON, JOHN [SSNE 3926]

Surname

HAMILTON

First name

JOHN

Title/rank

ENSIGN

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

John Hamilton was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton who died in 1693. He became ensign in Patrick Gordon's Butyrsky regiment in Russian service in 1697

D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996);(Patrick Gordon, Diary).

Service record

RUSSIA, RUSSIAN ARMY

Arrived 1697-01-01, as ENSIGN

Departed 1697-12-31, as ENSIGN

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY