Charles William Hamill, Stoker 1st Class (P/KX 103924), was born on May 2nd, 1914 in Sunderland, the son of William and Margaret Hamill. In 1921, he was living with his grandparents. Before enlisting, he was working as a bricklayer in Hitchin, Herts. He married Adelaide Smith in 1940, with whom had one son.